Practice question
Under Article 2183, is formal ownership the only basis for liability for damage caused by an animal?
- No; possession or use is the statutory focus
- Yes, only the registered owner can be liable
- Yes, possessors are always immune
- Yes, only the owner’s heirs are liable
- Yes, a pedigree certificate controls
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
- Vestil v. Intermediate Appellate Court, G.R. No. 74431, November 6, 1989, MAIN decision: https://lawphil.net/judjuris/juri1989/nov1989/gr_74431_1989.html
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