Practice question
A novice signs a technical warning in a language the novice does not understand. No explanation or other evidence of appreciation is shown. Does the signature alone conclusively establish actual understanding of the described danger?
- Yes, every novice is treated as an expert
- Yes, signatures conclusively prove all mental states
- Yes, unread language establishes expertise
- Yes, the operator’s confidence substitutes for comprehension
- No
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
- Abrogar v. Cosmos Bottling Co., G.R. No. 164749, March 15, 2017, MAIN decision: https://lawphil.net/judjuris/juri2017/mar2017/gr_164749_2017.html
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