EXAM ON THE LAW ON OBLIGATIONS AND CONTRACTS

By: Atty. Pearlito B. Campanilla

1. Why are obligations under the Civil Code a juridical necessity? Explain.

2. May a person incur obligations even without entering into any contract or
voluntary agreement? Explain.

3. Suppose the obligation of the debtor is to do something and he fails to do it

or performs it in contravention of the agreement, what are the remedies
available to the creditor?

4. Give the rules as to the liability of a person for loss or damage resulting from
a fortuitous event. 100 words.

5. Can a debtor be put in delay and consequently, incur liability even without
demand from creditor? Explain.

6. May an obligator be liable under an obligation subject to a suspensive

condition although the condition has not yet been fulfilled? Explain.

7. In an obligation to give a parcel of land subject to a suspensive condition,

who is entitled to the fruits that accrued during the pendency of the condition
once said condition is fulfilled?

8. State the rules in case the thing to be delivered:

(a) is lost with the debtor’s fault; without his fault;
(b) deteriorates with the debtor’s fault; without his fault.

9. If there are two (2) or more debtors in one and the same obligation, is their
liability joint or solidary? Explain.

10.A owes B and C, solidary creditors, the sum of Php20,000:

(a) Can C condone the debt without the consent of B?
(b) Can C assign his rights without the consent of B?