Practice question
A road user’s negligent maneuver and a driver’s negligent operation both figure in an accident. One party asks the court to treat the road user’s lapse as necessarily a complete bar; the other asks the court to ignore it entirely. What must the court determine under Article 2179?
- Only which party filed first.
- Only which vehicle was more expensive.
- Whether the plaintiff’s negligence was the immediate and proximate cause or only contributory while the defendant’s lack of care was the immediate and proximate cause.
- Only whether both parties regret the accident.
- Nothing further once two mistakes are mentioned.
Legal references
- https://lawphil.net/statutes/repacts/ra1949/ra_386_1949.html — Civil Code, articles 2179 and 2214.
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