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Practice question: Extraordinary Diligence

Multiple Choice Medium

Practice question

A carrier employee wilfully injures a passenger during the relevant carriage. The carrier relies solely on written instructions forbidding the act. Which Article 1759 point applies?
  1. The employee’s violation of orders does not alone remove the carrier’s specified responsibility.
  2. Written instructions automatically end all liability
  3. Only negligent acts can ever be covered
  4. Wilful acts always convert the passenger into a trespasser
  5. The passenger must first hire the employee personally

Legal references

  • Civil Code, Articles 1732-1733, 1745-1754 and 1758-1763: https://lawphil.net/statutes/repacts/ra1949/ra_386_1949.html

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