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Practice question: Contributory Negligence

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Practice question

A defendant demands an automatic fifty-percent reduction merely because the plaintiff was contributorily negligent. Explain what Articles 2179 and 2214 require and what they do not prescribe.

Legal references

  • https://lawphil.net/statutes/repacts/ra1949/ra_386_1949.html — Civil Code, articles 2179 and 2214.

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