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Practice question: Contributory Negligence

Multiple Choice Easy

Practice question

In Philippine Bank of Commerce v. Court of Appeals, what customer omission was treated as contributory negligence?
  1. Failure to check monthly account statements
  2. Failure to buy a new car
  3. Failure to marry the bank manager
  4. Failure to file criminal charges before depositing
  5. Failure to own the bank building

Legal references

  • Civil Code, Articles 1735, 1755-1756, 2176, 2179, 2184-2185 and 2214: https://lawphil.net/statutes/repacts/ra1949/ra_386_1949.html
  • Philippine Bank of Commerce v. Court of Appeals, G.R. No. 97626, March 14, 1997, MAIN decision: https://lawphil.net/judjuris/juri1997/mar1997/gr_97626_1997.html

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