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be used to pay for such losses. If the money were exclusive property of ZY, his wife may also sue to
recover it under
Article 2016 of the Civil Code if she and the family needed
the money for support.
valid because it depends on the sole will of the creditor (the donee) and not of the debtor (the donor).
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be used to pay for such losses. If the money were exclusive property of ZY, his wife may also sue to
recover it under
Article 2016 of the Civil Code if she and the family needed
valid because it depends on the sole will of the creditor (the donee) and not of the debtor (the donor).
means to pay;
lawyer;
NCC). When the creditor knows that the debtor already has
becoming a lawyer. The performance of this obligation does not depend solely on the will of the debtor
but also on other factors outside the debtor's control.
(d) The obligation is valid. The death of the son of
demandable if the son does not die within one year (Article
1185, NCC).
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Maria is void because a conditional obligation depends upon the sole will of the obligor.
examinations.
(a) Suppose Manuel had sold the same house and lot to
(3%)
(a) Yes, the sale to the other person is valid as a sale with a
resolutory condition because what operates as a suspensive condition for Eva operates a resolutory
condition for the buyer.
buyer acquired the property subject to a resolutorycondition of Eva passing the 1998 Bar Examinations.
Hence, upon Eva's passing the Bar, the rights of the other
property
(b) No, she is not entitled to the rentals collected by Manuel because at the time they accrued and were
collected, Eva was not yet the owner of the property.
Assuming that Eva is the one entitled to buy the house and
sold and for the buyer to pay the price. Before the
The sugar cane planters of Batangas entered into a longterm milling contract with the Central Azucarera
de Don Pedro Inc. Ten years later, the Central assigned its rights to the said milling contract to a
Taiwanese group which would take over the operations of the sugar mill. The planters filed an action to
annul the said assignment on the ground that the Taiwanese group was not registered with the Board of
Investments. Will the action prosper or not? Explain briefly. (5%)
(Note: The question presupposes knowledge and requires the application of the provisions of the
Omnibus Investment Code, which properly belongs to Commercial law)
the ground that the farmers have not given their consent to
sugar central. As to the obligation to mill the sugar cane, the sugar central is a debtor of the farmers. In
assigning its
rights under the contract, the sugar central will also transfer
creditors as far as the obligation to mill their sugar cane is concerned, may annul such assignment for
not having given
ALTERNATIVE ANSWER:
to transfer the credit and the creditor need not get the
consent of the debtor. He only needs to notify him.
between the value of the shares and the amount of damages demanded by the corporation cannot
legally take effect. Is Stockton correct? Give reason for your answer. (5%)
SUGGESTED ANSWERS:
The right of first refusal was not perfected as a right for the
reason that there was a conditional acceptance equivalent to a counter-offer consisting in the amount of
damages as
Y bank is correct. An. 1287, Civil Code, does not apply. All
case of Gullas vs. PNB [62 Phil. 519), the Supreme Court
right of set off of the deposits in its hands for the payment
of any indebtedness to it on the part of a depositor." Hence, compensation took place between the
mutual obligations of X and Y bank.
P200,000.00. Arturo replied that the same had beenArturo borrowed P500,000.00 from his father. After
he had
P200,000.00. Arturo replied that the same had been condoned by his father as evidenced by a notation
at the
SUGGESTED ANSWER:
therefore, be valid.
no way does it bind his father (Yam v. CA, G.R No. 104726.
11 February 1999). In such case, the notation was not the act
of his father from which condonation may be inferred.
ALTERNATIVE ANSWER:
answers above.
monthly rental will automatically be increased or decreased depending on the devaluation or inflation of
the peso to the dollar." Starting March 1, 2001, the lessor increased the rental to P2,000 a month, on
the ground of inflation proven by the fact that the exchange rate of the Philippine peso to the dollar had
increased from P25.00=$1.00 to P50.00=$1.00. Brian refused to pay the increased rate and an action for
unlawful detainer was filed against him. Will the action prosper? Why? (5%)
The unlawful detainer action will not prosper. Extraordinary