Practice question
A negligent leak contaminates soil. Rain spreads that contamination in an ordinary reasonably anticipated way to neighboring crops. The causal connection is proved. Does the rain alone necessarily supersede?
- Yes; every natural event is necessarily independent.
- Yes; rain eliminates all prior conduct.
- No; all rain damage is strict liability.
- Yes; neighboring land can never be causally affected.
- No; its foreseeable spreading role must be considered in the continuous sequence.
Legal references
- Civil Code Articles 1174, 1759, 2176-2180: 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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