Practice question
An event was predicted accurately but proved inevitable despite all required care; no defendant contribution or applicable risk exception exists. Does prediction alone necessarily defeat Article 1174?
- Yes; foresight alone conclusively proves avoidability.
- Yes; predicted events can never qualify.
- No; therefore no factual proof is needed.
- No.
- Yes; all predicted losses must be paid.
Legal references
- Civil Code Articles 1174, 1759, 2176-2180: https://lawphil.net/statutes/repacts/ra1949/ra_386_1949.html
- Mindex Resources Development v. Morillo, G.R. No. 138123, March 12, 2002, main decision: https://lawphil.net/judjuris/juri2002/mar2002/gr_138123_2002.html
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