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Practice question: Mistake of Law as Basis for Solutio Indebiti

Multiple Choice Easy

Practice question

Does successful rejection of Article 2155 necessarily defeat every possible contractual refund claim?
  1. Yes, contracts never support refunds
  2. Yes, every refund action is the same quasi-contract
  3. No; the actual contractual basis must separately be examined
  4. Yes, legal classification is irrelevant
  5. Yes, rejection transfers the payer’s other property

Legal references

  • Civil Code, Articles 22, 1157, 1160, 2142-2169 and 2176: https://lawphil.net/statutes/repacts/ra1949/ra_386_1949.html
  • Domestic Petroleum Retailer Corp. v. MIAA, G.R. No. 210641, March 27, 2019, MAIN decision: https://lawphil.net/judjuris/juri2019/mar2019/gr_210641_2019.html

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