Practice question
A sponsor only funds a race and has no hand in route choice, safety planning or conduct. The claimant proves no independent negligence by it. Does its advertising benefit alone establish the required tort causal connection?
- Yes, a logo substitutes for evidence of fault
- Yes, every advertising benefit proves negligence
- Yes, money itself is the collision mechanism
- No
- Yes, all financiers are event organizers
Legal references
- Civil Code, Articles 1735, 1755-1756, 2176, 2179, 2184-2185 and 2214: https://lawphil.net/statutes/repacts/ra1949/ra_386_1949.html
- Abrogar v. Cosmos Bottling Co., G.R. No. 164749, March 15, 2017, MAIN decision: https://lawphil.net/judjuris/juri2017/mar2017/gr_164749_2017.html
- Spouses Nuñez v. Dr. Daz, G.R. No. 246489, January 29, 2024, MAIN decision: https://lawphil.net/judjuris/juri2024/jan2024/gr_246489_2024.html
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