Practice question
Does Article 23 invariably require proof that the benefiting defendant negligently caused the damaging event?
- Yes, otherwise the provision has no function.
- Yes, benefit never matters.
- Yes, because every civil liability provision is identical.
- Yes, even when the text expressly says otherwise.
- No, it expressly addresses benefit through the act or event despite absence of the defendant’s fault or negligence.
Legal references
- https://lawphil.net/statutes/repacts/ra1949/ra_386_1949.html — Civil Code, articles 23,432 and 2176.
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