Practice question
Under Safeguard, does a separate quasi-delict claim against an employer necessarily require prior exhaustion of the employee’s assets?
- Yes, in every civil case.
- No; its established liability is primary rather than merely subsidiary.
- Yes, because any criminal conduct forbids primary liability.
- Yes, because the employer never acts personally.
- No; therefore the employee is always immune.
Legal references
- Civil Code Articles 1173, 2176, 2180-2184: https://lawphil.net/statutes/repacts/ra1949/ra_386_1949.html
- Safeguard Security Agency, Inc. v. Tangco, G.R. No. 165732, December 14, 2006, main decision: https://lawphil.net/judjuris/juri2006/dec2006/gr_165732_2006.html
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