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Practice question: Trust Fund Doctrine

Multiple Choice Medium

Practice question

An insolvent corporation has unpaid subscriptions and cannot satisfy a proved creditor claim. The creditor establishes the applicable doctrinal conditions and seeks the unpaid amount. Does separate personality alone necessarily bar the claim?
  1. No; the doctrine can permit reaching unpaid subscriptions under those established conditions.
  2. Yes, unpaid subscriptions are always immune.
  3. Yes, insolvency eliminates every creditor right.
  4. Yes, subscribers can always cancel unpaid balances.
  5. Yes, only the corporate name matters.

Legal references

  • Halley v. Printwell, GR157549, May30 2011, main decision: https://lawphil.net/judjuris/juri2011/may2011/gr_157549_2011.html
  • Enano-Bote v. Alvarez, GR223572, November10 2020, main decision: https://lawphil.net/judjuris/juri2020/nov2020/gr_223572_2020.html

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