Practice question
The court fixes the respective civil shares of two principals at PHP 20,000 and PHP 40,000. They are the only civilly liable participants. May the victim demand the full unpaid PHP 60,000 from the first principal, subject to the latter’s recourse?
- No, because the court’s shares always eliminate solidarity
- Yes, because the two principals are solidarily liable for their class quotas
- No, because only the principal with the larger share can pay
- Yes, and the victim may then collect the same PHP 60,000 again from the second
- No, unless the first principal separately guaranteed the second
Legal references
- https://lawphil.net/statutes/acts/act1930/act_3815_1930.html — Revised Penal Code, Articles 109–111, judicial shares, solidarity within classes, subsidiary order and gratuitous participation.
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