Practice question
A person carelessly leaves a heavy object unsecured beside a public walkway. It falls because of that omission and injures an unrelated passerby. Fault, resulting injury and proximate causation are proved, with no applicable defense. Which source of obligation fits?
- Quasi-delict under Article 2176
- Only a gift
- Only a contract of sale
- A debt arising solely from kinship
- No obligation because no contract was signed
Legal references
- Civil Code Articles 2176–2179: https://lawphil.net/statutes/repacts/ra1949/ra_386_1949.html
- Kim v. Slimmers World International, GR 206306/206321, April 3, 2024, main decision: https://lawphil.net/judjuris/juri2024/apr2024/gr_206306_2024.html
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