Practice question
A negligent act supports both a properly established quasi-delict claim and civil liability arising from penal negligence. The injured person has already been fully compensated for the same injury under one basis and seeks the same damages again under the other solely because the sources differ. Which is correct?
- Article 2177 forbids recovering the same damages twice despite the separate sources
- Different sources always permit duplicate payment
- The first payment erases every historical fact
- Only the defendant’s income matters
- The second case automatically creates a new injury
Legal references
- Civil Code, Article 2177: https://elibrary.judiciary.gov.ph/thebookshelf/showdocs/2/53360
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