Practice question
Whom does Article 2183 identify as responsible for damage caused by an animal?
- Only the person named on a breeding certificate, regardless of possession.
- Only the nearest veterinarian.
- Only the injured person’s employer.
- Only a government animal-control officer.
- The possessor of the animal or the person using it, under the article’s conditions.
Legal references
- https://lawphil.net/statutes/repacts/ra1949/ra_386_1949.html — Civil Code, articles 2183 and 2185.
- https://lawphil.net/judjuris/juri1989/nov1989/gr_74431_1989.html — Vestil v Intermediate Appellate Court, GR 74431, November 6 1989, main opinion: animal possession, no negligence basis, and causation.
- https://lawphil.net/statutes/repacts/ra1992/ra_7394_1992.html — RA 7394, article97: defective-product liability independently of fault and specified defenses.
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