Practice question
A person obtains compensation for a particular injury through one proceeding and seeks the identical damages again in an independent Article 33 action for the same act. Does procedural independence authorize duplicate recovery?
- Yes, every legal label doubles damages
- No
- Yes, criminal and civil proceedings always create separate injuries
- Yes, the same receipt may always be reimbursed twice
- Yes, there is no limit on recovery for the same harm
Legal references
- Civil Code, Articles 19-23, 26, 28, 31-33, 1314, 2177, 2183 and 2187: https://lawphil.net/statutes/repacts/ra1949/ra_386_1949.html
- Rules of Court, Rule 111, Section 3: https://lawphil.net/courts/rules/rc_110-127_crim.html
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