Practice question
For an asserted later event, what does the efficient-intervening-cause inquiry require beyond timing?
- Independence and an efficient causal break.
- A later calendar date alone.
- A different actor’s name alone.
- Use of a machine alone.
- The defendant’s preferred description alone.
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
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