Practice question
When the plaintiff's negligence is only contributory and the defendant's lack of care is the immediate and proximate cause, Article 2179 provides what?
- Recovery with judicial mitigation of damages
- An automatic complete bar in every case
- An automatic fifty-percent award in every case
- No need to prove defendant fault
- A universal punitive fine
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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