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Practice question: When Execution Shall Issue

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Practice question

If the obligor dies after property has actually been levied upon, does Section 7(c) permit its sale for satisfaction?
  1. No; every completed levy automatically vanishes.
  2. Only if the sheriff keeps every surplus personally.
  3. Yes.
  4. Only if the creditor invents a new judgment.
  5. Only if heirs agree that all separate property is liable without limit.

Legal references

  • Rules of Court, Rule 39 Sections 1-4 and 7, execution categories and death of a party: https://lawphil.net/courts/rules/rc_1-71_civil.html
  • Rules of Court, Rule 86 Section 5, money judgments against the decedent and claims procedure: https://lawphil.net/courts/supreme/rc/rc_72-109_proceedings.html

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