Practice question
A defendant dies pending appeal of his criminal conviction. A supplier also has a genuinely independent contractual claim arising from the same dealings. The supplier argues that Bayotas preserves every claim automatically; the heirs argue that death erases every debt. Which is best?
- Every claim automatically succeeds
- All contractual debts vanish
- The independent contractual claim may survive and must be pursued through the proper civil or estate procedure with its own proof
- The heirs must serve the prison term
- The criminal appeal must first produce a new conviction
Legal references
- People v. Bayotas, G.R.102007, September2 1994, main decision: https://lawphil.net/judjuris/juri1994/sep1994/gr_102007_1994.html
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