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Practice question: Liability Despite Absence of Fault or Negligence

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Practice question

Compare an Article 2176 negligence theory with the Article 23 theory of benefit from an event damaging another’s property. Why can a no-negligence finding matter differently?

Legal references

  • https://lawphil.net/statutes/repacts/ra1949/ra_386_1949.html — Civil Code, articles 23,432 and 2176.

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