Practice question
A landlord receives rent computed as a stated share of a tenant's business profits. No independent facts establish partnership. Does Article 1769 permit inferring partnership solely from that payment?
- Yes; all percentage rent conclusively creates partnership.
- No; rent to a landlord is an express exception to the profit-receipt inference.
- Yes; every landlord contributes industry to a common fund.
- No; because rent can never be paid from profits.
- Yes; the parties' legal relationship never matters.
Legal references
- Civil Code, RA 386, Articles 1767 and 1769, https://lawphil.net/statutes/repacts/ra1949/ra_386_1949.html
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