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Practice question: Plaintiff’s Negligence as Immediate and Proximate Cause

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Practice question

What must be analyzed before choosing between Article 2179's bar and mitigation branches?
  1. The causal role of the plaintiff's and defendant's conduct
  2. Only which person filed first
  3. Only each person's wealth
  4. Only whether the plaintiff made any mistake anywhere
  5. Only the defendant's job title

Legal references

  • Civil Code Article 2179: https://lawphil.net/statutes/repacts/ra1949/ra_386_1949.html
  • Achevara v. Ramos, GR 175172, September 29, 2009, main decision: https://lawphil.net/judjuris/juri2009/sep2009/gr_175172_2009.html

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