Practice question
Which connection must a claimant establish in a negligence-based quasi-delict?
- Only that the defendant was nearby.
- Only that the claimant and defendant dislike one another.
- Only that the claimant lost a lawsuit before.
- A causal connection between the fault or negligence and the damage, including the required proximate cause.
- Only that a newspaper reported an accident.
Legal references
- https://lawphil.net/statutes/repacts/ra1949/ra_386_1949.html — Civil Code, articles 1173,2176–2179 and 2185.
- https://elibrary.judiciary.gov.ph/thebookshelf/showdocs/18/70498 — Laza v Standard Insurance, GR 279772, June 29 2026, main opinion: negligent conduct, damage, and proximate cause.
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