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Practice question: Acts of Public Officers

Multiple Choice Easy

Practice question

Under Administrative Code Section 38(3), is a superior automatically civilly liable for every subordinate’s wrongful act merely because of rank?
  1. No
  2. Yes, rank conclusively proves authorization
  3. Yes, every subordinate is the superior’s private agent
  4. Yes, no particular act needs identification
  5. Yes, every department head guarantees all conduct

Legal references

  • Civil Code, Articles 6, 19-21, 27, 32, 430, 1144-1155, 1757-1758 and 2034: https://lawphil.net/statutes/repacts/ra1949/ra_386_1949.html
  • Lim v. Ponce de Leon, G.R. No. L-22554, August 29, 1975, MAIN decision: https://lawphil.net/judjuris/juri1975/aug1975/gr_22554_1975.html
  • City of Muntinlupa v. N.C. Tavu and Associates Corp., G.R. No. 234680, June 10, 2024, MAIN decision, Administrative Code Sections 38-39 quoted: https://lawphil.net/judjuris/juri2024/jun2024/gr_234680_2024.html

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