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Practice question: Assumption of Risk

Multiple Choice Easy

Practice question

Can actual knowledge alone establish assumption of risk where the plaintiff's exposure was not free and voluntary?
  1. No, voluntariness is a separate requirement
  2. Yes, knowledge makes compulsion irrelevant
  3. Yes, every warning eliminates the need for choice
  4. No, because knowledge never matters
  5. Yes, if the defendant repeats the warning

Legal references

  • Civil Code Articles 1171, 2176 and 2179: https://lawphil.net/statutes/repacts/ra1949/ra_386_1949.html
  • Abrogar v. Cosmos Bottling Company, GR 164749, March 15, 2017, main decision: https://lawphil.net/judjuris/juri2017/mar2017/gr_164749_2017.html

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