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Practice question: Interest

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Practice question

Explain why stipulated capitalization under Article1959 differs from merely maintaining a lender’s compound-interest ledger.

Legal references

  • Civil Code RA386: https://lawphil.net/statutes/repacts/ra1949/ra_386_1949.html Articles1958–1959,2212.
  • Nacar v Gallery Frames GR189871 August13,2013 MAIN: https://lawphil.net/judjuris/juri2013/aug2013/gr_189871_2013.html Final monetary judgment interest.
  • Lara’s Gifts v Midtown GR225433 September20,2022 MAIN resolution: https://lawphil.net/judjuris/juri2022/sep2022/gr_225433_2022.html MAIN compensatory-interest framework and final monetary award.

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