Practice question
Does another person’s negligence automatically exonerate a defendant whose own negligence also proximately contributed?
- Yes, the second actor always erases the first
- Only if one is a driver
- Only if a police report exists
- No, concurrent causal negligence can support responsibility of both
- Yes, if the defendant points to the other person
Legal references
- Soriano, G.R. 277496, January 20, 2026: https://elibrary.judiciary.gov.ph/thebookshelf/showdocs/1/70347
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