Practice question
A business leaves a slippery spill in an entrance and no warning. A visitor walking normally slips directly on it. The business says the spill was merely a condition and the visitor’s movement was the only cause because the liquid did not move. Which is correct?
- A motionless spill can never be causal
- Only the visitor’s movement matters
- Warnings are irrelevant to every case
- Every visitor assumes every hidden risk
- The spill’s operative risk and direct role must be assessed; its stationary nature does not eliminate causation
Legal references
- Phoenix Construction, G.R. L-65295, March 10, 1987; Civil Code, Article 2176: https://lawphil.net/judjuris/juri1987/mar1987/gr_l-65295_1987.html
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