Practice question
A claimant seeks damages for an injury to property caused by the deceased before death. Does Rule 87, Section 1 exclude the claim solely because the remedy seeks a monetary damages award?
- Yes, every damages action is an ordinary prohibited debt action.
- Yes, the word damages always removes the cause.
- No; Section 1 expressly permits the specified actions for injury to person or property.
- Yes, only land recovery can be pursued.
- Yes, death automatically erases every injury claim.
Legal references
- https://lawphil.net/courts/supreme/rc/rc_72-109_proceedings.html — Rule 87, Sections 1–2 and 4–8.
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