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Practice question: Apportionment of Civil Liability

Multiple Choice Easy Jurisprudence

Practice question

Under the applicable solidary-obligation rules, does making demand on one debtor necessarily bar demand on another while the debt remains uncollected?
  1. No.
  2. Yes; the first demand automatically pays the whole debt.
  3. Only one debtor may ever receive notice.
  4. The creditor must forgive the others automatically.
  5. A demand is identical to full satisfaction.

Legal references

  • Revised Penal Code, Articles 109-110, apportioned shares and recourse: https://elibrary.judiciary.gov.ph/thebookshelf/showdocs/28/20426
  • Civil Code, Articles 774-776, 1216-1220, 1231-1238, 1288 and 1292, as particularly relevant: https://lawphil.net/statutes/repacts/ra1949/ra_386_1949.html

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