Practice question
A claimant has a complete, obtainable remedy for a mistaken undue payment but chooses Article 22 solely to disregard the specific quasi-contract’s rules. What obstacle arises?
- The recipient is automatically immune
- Article 22 automatically repeals every specific provision
- The claimant gains two principal recoveries
- The subsidiary action does not displace the available specific remedy
- Only a criminal complaint can recover money
Legal references
- Civil Code, Articles 19-23, 26, 28, 31-33, 1314, 2177, 2183 and 2187: https://lawphil.net/statutes/repacts/ra1949/ra_386_1949.html
- University of the Philippines v. Philab Industries, Inc., G.R. No. 152411, September 29, 2004, MAIN decision: https://lawphil.net/judjuris/juri2004/sep2004/gr_152411_2004.html
- BDO Unibank, Inc. v. Barcellano y Riego, G.R. No. 261264, February 12, 2026, MAIN decision: https://lawphil.net/judjuris/juri2026/feb2026/gr_261264_2026.html
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