Practice question
An employer has paid PHP80,000 to satisfy the covered employee-caused damage claim. It invokes Article2181 alone to demand PHP160,000 without any separate ground. Which is correct?
- The article does not itself authorize doubling the amount paid
- The article always doubles payment
- The employee automatically owes every employer expense forever
- No recourse is possible for any paid amount
- Only a criminal fine may be recovered
Legal references
- Civil Code RA386: https://lawphil.net/statutes/repacts/ra1949/ra_386_1949.html Articles1311,2180–2181,2194.
- Safeguard v Tangco GR165732 December14,2006 MAIN: https://lawphil.net/judjuris/juri2006/dec2006/gr_165732_2006.html Direct employer responsibility.
- Maitim v Aguila GR218344 March21,2022 MAIN: https://lawphil.net/judjuris/juri2022/mar2022/gr_218344_2022.html Employer and employee liability.
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