Practice question
In Abrogar, did mere financial sponsorship by Cosmos establish proximate responsibility for the runner’s death?
- No; the required causal connection to its sponsorship was absent.
- Yes; every sponsor was automatically an organizer.
- Yes; funding always guarantees every participant’s safety.
- No; corporations can never commit torts.
- Yes; use of a brand alone conclusively proves causal negligence.
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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