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Practice question: Distinguished from Accion In Rem Verso

Essay Medium Jurisprudence

Practice question

Explain why benefit to the defendant and loss to the claimant do not alone establish accion in rem verso.

Legal references

  • Civil Code Articles 22, 2154 and 2163: https://lawphil.net/statutes/repacts/ra1949/ra_386_1949.html
  • University of the Philippines v. Philab Industries, GR 152411, September 29, 2004, main decision: https://lawphil.net/judjuris/juri2004/sep2004/gr_152411_2004.html
  • NPC v. Benguet Electric Cooperative, GR 218378, June 14, 2021, main resolution: https://elibrary.judiciary.gov.ph/thebookshelf/showdocs/1/67577

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