Practice question
A pedestrian is injured by a defective public street under a city's control. The city argues that national ownership of the road alone defeats Article 2189 liability. Under Teotico, is ownership alone decisive?
- No; the relevant control or supervision can support the provision's application even without city ownership.
- Yes; only city-owned land can ever be covered.
- Yes; national classification erases all city responsibilities.
- Yes; the victim must personally own the street.
- Yes; ownership by anyone else makes every claim impossible.
Legal references
- Civil Code, Article 2189, https://lawphil.net/statutes/repacts/ra1949/ra_386_1949.html
- Republic Act No. 7160, section 24, https://lawphil.net/statutes/repacts/ra1991/ra_7160_1991.html
- City of Manila v. Teotico, G.R. No. L-23052, January 29, 1968, https://lawphil.net/judjuris/juri1968/jan1968/gr_l-23052_1968.html
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