Practice question
A damages action is genuinely founded on a written contract, with no applicable special limitation. Does the presence of a physical injury alone automatically convert it into a four-year quasi-delict action?
- Yes, Article 1144 never applies to damages
- Yes, every injury erases contractual prescription
- Yes, all contracts become oral after injury
- Yes, every accident has one year
- No; the actual source must be identified
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
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