Practice question
A defendant pays ₱200,000 toward an established ₱800,000 compensatory obligation for the same loss. In a proper remaining claim, what must the court do with that payment?
- Ignore it because it was made before trial.
- Increase the demand to ₱1,000,000 automatically.
- Credit the payment against the same loss so the claimant does not obtain duplicate satisfaction.
- Treat the payment as proof every unrelated defense is waived.
- Award ₱800,000 again in addition to the payment without inquiry.
Legal references
- https://lawphil.net/statutes/repacts/ra1949/ra_386_1949.html — Civil Code, articles 2177 and2199.
- https://lawphil.net/courts/rules/rc_110-127_crim.html — Rules of Court, Rule 111 section 3.
- https://lawphil.net/judjuris/juri2024/jan2024/gr_255180_2024.html — Fernando, Jr. v People, GR 255180, January 31 2024, main resolution: no double recovery for the same act or omission.
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