Practice question
A maintenance failure causes a pump to release scalding water through a pipe onto a worker. Evidence establishes the uninterrupted sequence and the required negligence. The maintainer argues that the pipe outlet, being the final point of release, is necessarily the sole legal cause. Which is sound?
- The outlet’s immediate role does not erase the proved causal maintenance failure.
- The last component always immunizes all earlier actors.
- A sequence with a pipe cannot involve negligence.
- The worker must sue only the water.
- Only intentional maintenance errors create liability.
Legal references
- Civil Code Articles 2176 and 2194: https://lawphil.net/statutes/repacts/ra1949/ra_386_1949.html
- Abrogar v. Cosmos Bottling Company, G.R. No. 164749, March 15, 2017, main decision: https://lawphil.net/judjuris/juri2017/mar2017/gr_164749_2017.html
Answer this question in flashcards to review your response and continue practicing.