Practice question
After paying PHP 80,000 for employee-caused damage, an employer invokes Article 2181 to demand PHP 200,000 as automatic statutory reimbursement, without another legal basis. Which is best?
- Article 2181 automatically trebles all payments.
- Article 2181 supports recovery of the satisfaction paid, not an automatic unrelated excess.
- Every payment generates unlimited reimbursement.
- The statute prohibits any recourse.
- Only the victim may invoke employer recourse.
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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