Practice question
A judge takes an assignment of a litigation claim intending to resell it immediately rather than retain it. Does the planned quick resale alone avoid acquisition?
- Yes; ownership for one day is never acquisition.
- No.
- Yes; speculation is expressly exempt.
- Yes; a resale plan erases the assignment.
- Yes; only permanent ownership counts.
Legal references
- 2025 CJCA, AM 25-04-04-SC, November 11, 2025, specific Canon and section identified: https://elibrary.judiciary.gov.ph/thebookshelf/showdocs/11/100836
- Civil Code, Article 1491(5): https://lawphil.net/statutes/repacts/ra1949/ra_386_1949.html
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