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Practice question: Presumption of Negligence on Persons Indirectly Responsible

Multiple Choice Easy Jurisprudence

Practice question

In the applicable Article 2180 employer setting, what follows from proved employee negligence causing injury within the required scope?
  1. A rebuttable presumption of employer negligence in selection or supervision
  2. Irrebuttable guilt of every employer
  3. Automatic cancellation of every employment contract
  4. A presumption that the injured person consented
  5. Immunity for the direct actor

Legal references

  • Civil Code Article 2180: https://lawphil.net/statutes/repacts/ra1949/ra_386_1949.html
  • Safeguard Security Agency v. Tangco, GR 165732, December 14, 2006, main decision: https://elibrary.judiciary.gov.ph/thebookshelf/showdocs/1/40427
  • Maitim v. Aguila, GR 218344, March 21, 2022, main decision: https://lawphil.net/judjuris/juri2022/mar2022/gr_218344_2022.html

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