Practice question
A claimant proves only one mistaken undue transfer and has a complete Article 2154 remedy. The claimant argues that accion in rem verso supplies an additional independent recovery of the same transferred amount. What is the proper approach?
- Award the same principal twice automatically
- Use the applicable restitution remedy without duplicating the same recovery
- Treat every legal label as a separate loss
- Ignore the named quasi-contract entirely
- Require a crime before any restitution
Legal references
- Civil Code, Articles 22, 1157, 1160, 2142-2169 and 2176: https://lawphil.net/statutes/repacts/ra1949/ra_386_1949.html
- University of the Philippines v. Philab Industries, Inc., G.R. No. 152411, September 29, 2004, MAIN decision: https://lawphil.net/judjuris/juri2004/sep2004/gr_152411_2004.html
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