Practice question
An injured person obtains full compensation for the same loss arising from a direct wrongdoer's act in one civil-liability proceeding. The person then seeks a second full satisfaction of that identical loss by invoking another permissible theory against the same wrongdoer. Which limit applies?
- Article 2177 prohibits double recovery for the same act or omission
- Every distinct theory guarantees duplicate payment
- The wrongdoer must pay as many times as the claimant changes labels
- The first payment necessarily becomes a gift
- Only the claimant's preference determines total recovery
Legal references
- Civil Code Articles 2176–2178, 2181 and 2194: https://lawphil.net/statutes/repacts/ra1949/ra_386_1949.html
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