Practice question
A stolen musical instrument is recovered and can be returned, but damage during the theft reduced its value. The offender claims that returning it necessarily completes all redress concerning the instrument. Which is correct?
- Correct, because deterioration is legally irrelevant
- Incorrect, because Article 105 permits return with a court-determined allowance for deterioration
- Correct, unless the owner is a professional musician
- Incorrect, because the owner must always refuse the recovered thing
- Correct, because every recovery cancels civil liability
Legal references
- https://lawphil.net/statutes/acts/act1930/act_3815_1930.html — Revised Penal Code, Articles 104–107, restitution, reparation and consequential damages.
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