Practice question
A guarantor pays without notifying the debtor. Unaware of that payment, the debtor then pays the creditor again. No fortuitous-notification exception or other qualifying fact applies. Which rule follows Article 2070?
- The guarantor may recover the duplicate amount from the debtor automatically
- The guarantor's remedy is against the creditor rather than the debtor under the stated rule
- The debtor must pay a third time
- The creditor necessarily keeps both amounts forever
- The guarantor becomes owner of the debtor's home
Legal references
- Civil Code Articles 2058–2074: https://lawphil.net/statutes/repacts/ra1949/ra_386_1949.html
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