1 Obligations Quizzers
1 Obligations Quizzers
1 Obligations Quizzers
TEST I — MULTIPLE CHOICE. Select the best answer by writing the letter of your choice.
5. Unless the law or the stipulations of the parties require another standard of care, every
person obliged to give something is also obliged to take care of it with:
A. extra-ordinary diligence.
B. diligence of a father of a good family.
C. diligence of a good father of a family.
D. good diligence of a father of a family.
7. It is a thing that is particularly designated or physically segregated from all others of the
same class.
A. Generic thing
B. Indeterminate thing
C. Determinate thing
D. Real thing
9. Demand must be made on the due date of the obligation in order for delay to exist in one
of the following cases. Which is it?
A. When it was stipulated by the parties that demand need not be made.
B. When the law provides that demand need not be made.
C. When the obligation does not indicate whether demand must be made or not on
due date.
D. When time is of the essence of the contract.
11. There shall be no liability for loss due to fortuitous events in one of the following cases.
Which is it?
12. The following are the remedies of the creditor to pursue his claims against the debtor,
except to:
A. pursue the property owned and in possession of the debtor.
B. exercise all the rights and bring all the actions of the debtor (accion subrogatoria).
C. impugn the acts which the debtor may have done to defraud his creditors (accion
pauliana).
D. compel the debtor to perform the service in obligations to do.
13. D borrowed P50,000.00 from C. C dies before he has collected the debt leaving S, his son,
as heir. Which of the following statements is correct?
A. S can collect from D although D and C did not agree that the credit right will pass on
to the heirs of C.
B. S cannot collect because the credit right is personal to C.
C. S can collect only if D and C agreed that the credit right will pass on the heirs of C.
D. S cannot collect because the law prohibits the transmission of the credit right.
14. D is obliged to give C a specific car if C passes the CPA Licensure Examination. D'S
obligation is an example of:
A. A pure obligation.
B. an obligation with a suspensive condition.
C. an obligation with a resolutory condition.
D. an obligation with a period.
18. When the debtor binds himself to pay when his means permit him to do so, the
obligation is:
A. an obligation with a resolutory condition.
B. a pure obligation.
C. an obligation with a suspensive condition.
D. an obligation with a suspensive period.
19. Whenever a period is designated in an obligation, the said period shall be presumed to
have been established for the benefit of:
A. the debtor.
B. the creditor.
C. both the debtor and the creditor.
D. neither of the parties.
20. The debtor shall lose the right to make use of the period in the following cases, except
when he:
A. becomes insolvent.
B. violates any undertaking in consideration of which the creditor agreed to the period.
C. attempts to abscond.
D. does not furnish any guaranty or security to the creditor.
21. An obligation ceases to be alternative and becomes a simple obligation in the following
cases, except when:
22. D is obliged to give C a specific watch, a specific ring, or a specific bracelet. The parties
agreed that C will have the right to choose the thing which will be given to him. Before C
could make his choice, the watch and the ring are lost through D'S fault, successively.
What is the right of C?
A. C may choose the delivery to him of the bracelet, or the price of the watch or the
price of the ring plus damages.
B. C cannot choose the price of the watch or the price of the ring because the said
objects have already been lost.
C. C can only choose to have the bracelet because anyway, D can still perform his
obligation.
D. C can only choose to have delivery of the bracelet or the price of the ring which was
the last item that was lost plus damages.
23. D is obliged to give C a specific ring. The parties agreed that D may give a specific bracelet
as substitute. Which of the following statements is true?
A. If the ring is lost through a fortuitous event before substitution, the obligation is
extinguished.
B. If the bracelet is lost through a fortuitous event before substitution, the obligation is
extinguished.
C. If the ring is lost through a fortuitous event after substitution, the obligation is
extinguished.
D. If the ring is lost through the debtor's fault after substitution, the debtor shall pay
damages.
26. A, B, C and D, solidary debtors, are obliged to give V, W, X, Y and Z, joint creditors,
A. V may collect from C P20, 000.00.
B. V may collect from C P4,000.00.
C. V may collect from C P5,000.00.
D. V may collect from C P 1,000.00.
27. A, B, C and D, solidary debtors, are obliged to give V, W, X, Y and Z, solidary creditors,
P20,000.00.
A. V may collect from D P20, 000.00.
B. V may collect from D P4,000.00.
C. V may collect from D P5,000.00.
D. V may collect from D P 1,000.00.
28. A, 25, B, 35, and C, 17, are solidary debtors of X in the amount of P9,000.00.
A. X may collect from A P9,000.00.
B. X may collect from A P6,000.00.
C. X may collect from A P1,000.00
D. X may collect nothing because the obligation is voidable, C being a minor.
30. In obligations with a penal clause, the creditor as a rule may recover from the debtor in
case of breach the following:
A. the penalty as agreed upon, plus damages and interest.
B. the penalty and damages.
32. D borrowed from C P50,000.00. The obligation is secured by a chattel mortgage on D'S
Toyota car. Subsequently, D paid C P20,000.00. Unknown to D, T, a third person, Pays C
P50,000.00 believing that D still owed C such amount.
A. T can recover P50,000.00 from D. If D cannot pay, T can foreclose the mortgage on
D'S Toyota car.
B. T can recover nothing from D because he paid C without the knowledge and consent
of D.
C. T can recover P30,000.00 from D. If D cannot pay T can foreclose the mortgage on
D'S Toyota car.
D. T can recover P30, 000.00 from D. If D cannot pay, T cannot foreclose the mortgage
on D’s Toyota car.
33. The following statements concerning payment by cession are true, except one. Which is
it?
A. The creditors become the owners of the properties of the debtor that were ceded to
them.
B. Payment by cession extinguishes the obligations only to the extent covered by the
proceeds of the sale of the debtor's properties.
C. The debtor must be insolvent.
D. Cession affects all the properties of the debtor except those exempts from execution.
35. B borrowed from XYZ Bank P2,000,000.00 payable at the end of 5 years. Before maturity,
an extraordinary deflation supervened causing the value of the debt to rise to
P5,000,000.00 on the date of maturity. On due date, B must pay XYZ Bank:
A. P2,000,000.00
B. P5,000,000.00
C. P800,000.00
D. P20,000,000.00
36. The money or currency which the debtor may compel the creditor to accept in payment
of a debt, whether public or private, is known as:
A. notes payable to order.
B. legal tender
C. bill of exchange.
D. mercantile document.
37. The delivery and transmission of ownership of a thing by the debtor to the creditor as an
accepted equivalent of performance is known as:
A. payment by cession.
B. dation in payment.
C. application of payment.
D. Consignation.
38. D owes C the following debts: P6,000.00 due on June 12; P6,000.00 due on June 15;
P6,000.00 due on June 18; and P6,000.00 due on June 20. All debts are unsecured except
the debt due on June 20 which is secured by a pledge of D's diamond ring to C. By
agreement, the benefit of the term on the 4 debts was granted to C. Assuming that D has
P6,000.00 on June 18 and is ready to pay C, which of the following statements is correct?
39. The offer made by the debtor to pay his obligation to his creditor is known as:
A. consignation.
B. tender of payment.
C. application of payment.
D. dation in payment.
40. Consignation alone without any tender of payment is sufficient in the following cases,
except:
A. when the creditor is absent or unknown or does not appear at the place of payment
B. when the creditor presents the title to the obligation for collection.
C. when without just cause, the creditor refuses to give a receipt
D. when two or more persons claim the same right to collect.
42. In order that condonation may extinguish an obligation involving a movable property
whose value exceeds P5,000.00 –
A. It is sufficient that the condonation and the acceptance are in writing, even a private
one.
B. It is required that the condonation and the acceptance be in a public instrument.
C. The delivery of the document evidencing the debt is sufficient since the property is
movable.
43. One of the following is not a requisite of legal compensation. Which is it?
A. That each one of the obligors be bound principally, and that he be at the same time a
principal creditor of the other.
B. That the two debts be due.
C. That both debts be liquidated and demandable
D. That the debts are payable at the same place.
44. Henry, husband, and Wilma, wife, are legally separated. By order of the court which
decreed the legal separation, Henry is obliged to give a monthly support of P10,000.00 to
Wilma payable within the first five days of the month. Wilma owes Henry P 10,000.00 by
way of a business loan. On the other hand, Henry has not yet given Wilma's support of P
10,000.00 for this month. Both debts are already due. Which of the following statements
is correct?
A. Both debts are extinguished by legal compensation because both are already due.
B. Wilma may claim compensation but not Henry.
C. Henry may claim compensation but not Wilma.
D. Neither one may claim compensation because the debts are not of the same kind.
45. D owes C P 10,000.00 with G as guarantor. C, on the other hand, owes D, P8,000.00. Both
debts are already due but D is insolvent. In this case —
A. C may collect from G P 10,000.00.
B. C may collect from G P2,000.00 because a guarantor can set up compensation as
regards what the creditor owes the principal debtor.
C. C may collect nothing from G because D is insolvent.
D. C may collect P8,000.00 from G.
46. D borrowed P50,000.00 from C. Subsequently, D proposed to C that T would assume his
(D's) debt. C accepted the proposal of D. This substitution of debtor is known as —
A. expromision.
B. delegacion.
C. tradition.
D. dacion en pago.
48. D obliged himself to give 5 grams of "shabu" to C. Later the parties agreed that D would
instead give to C 5 sacks of rice. Which of the following statements is correct?
A. The novation is void because the original obligation is void. Hence, C cannot demand
the delivery of 5 sacks of rice from D.
B. The novation is valid because the new obligation is valid. Hence, C can demand the
delivery of 5 sacks of rice from D.
C. The original obligation although void is validated by the new obligation. Hence, C can
demand the delivery of 5 sacks of rice from D.
D. The new obligation is only voidable because D had not yet performed the original
obligation at the time of the novation. Accordingly, the new obligation is binding and
C may demand the delivery of 5 sacks of rice from D until the new obligation is
annulled by a proper action in court.
49. On July 1, 2015, D obliged himself to give C P50,000.00 if C will marry X on or before
December 31, 2015. The condition of the obligation is a:
A. positive condition.
B. negative condition.
C. joint condition.
D. impossible condition
51. On July 1, 2015, D obliged himself to give C a specific car if C will not marry X on or before
December 31, 2015. The condition of the obligation is a:
A. positive condition.
B. negative condition.
C. divisible condition.
D. impossible condition.
53. D owes C P5,000.00. T, a third person and without any intention to be reimbursed by D,
paid the debt without the consent of D. C accepted the payment.
A. The payment did not extinguish the debt of D to C because it was made without the
consent of D.
B. The payment did not extinguish the debt because it was not made by D himself.
C. The payment is considered valid because it was accepted by the creditor.
D. The payment may be considered valid if T had the intention to be reimbursed.
54. A mode of extinguishing obligations up to their concurrent amount when two persons are
principal debtors and creditors of each other is called:
A. novation.
B. payment.
C. compensation.
D. merger.
55. D owes C P6,000.00. No date for payment was stipulated by the parties.
A. C cannot require D to pay because there is no date for payment.
56. Under a contract executed on November 1, 2015, D obliged himself to give a specific
horse to C on December 10, 2015. On December 8, 2015, C demanded the delivery of the
horse but D did not comply. The following day, the horse was struck by lightning and died
instantly.
A. The obligation of D is extinguished because the loss is due to fortuitous event and D
was not in default.
B. The obligation of D is not extinguished because D can deliver another horse.
C. The obligation of D is not extinguished because D was in default.
D. The obligation of D is not extinguished because the demand was not made on due
date.
59. The passage of time as a mode of acquiring or losing a right including the extinguishment
of an obligation is called:
A. remission.
B. novation.
C. prescription.
D. merger.
61. Cecilia, the owner of a sari-sari store, purchased several bags of "Dulcita" candy worth
P5,000.00 from Olga, an authorized dealer of the product. On due date, Cecilia, who sells
the candies at P1.00 each, tendered her payment to Olga consisting of 5,000 pieces of
P1.00 coins.
A. Olga may refuse to accept the payment and demand that she be paid in bills.
B. Olga may not refuse to accept the payment because what Cecilia was offering as
payment is money circulated in the Philippines.
C. Cecilia may consign the payment in court if Olga refuses to accept it.
D. The tender made by Cecilia was valid because the P1.00 coins came from her sales
and she had plenty of them.
62. Dominico and Domingo are jointly and severally liable to Crispino for P100,000.00. The
obligation is due on June 30, 2015. On June 25, 2015, Dominico paid the whole amount of
the note to Crispino. If Domingo reimburses Dominico on July 15, 2015, Dominico is
entitled to receive from Domingo:
A. P50,000. 00 plus interest from June 25 to July 15, 2015.
B. P50,000.00 plus interest from June 25 to June 30, 2015.
C. P50,000.00 plus interest from June 30 to July 15, 2015
D. P50,000.00 with no interest because Dominico paid the note before due date.
63. One of the following statements does not pertain to dacion en pago. Which is it?
A. Ownership of the thing is transferred to the creditor.
B. The debtor must be insolvent.
C. It does not affect all the properties of the debtor.
D. It does not require plurality of creditors.
64. One of the following does not apply to payment by Cession. Which is it?
A. Ownership of the debtor's properties is transferred to the creditor.
B. The debtor must be insolvent.
65. A, B and C are solidarily liable to X for P30,000.00. A pays X the whole amount due. C,
however, is insolvent.
A. A alone will bear the share of C who is insolvent since he (A) made the payment.
B. A can collect from B P10,000.00.
C. A can collect from B P15,000.00
D. A can demand a refund of P10,000.00 from X pertaining to C's share since C is
insolvent.
66. Anna Almeda, Belinda Bersola, and Claudia Cabrera executed the following promissory
note:
"I promise to pay Dolores Dominguez or order the sum of P30,000.00 on June 30, 2015.
(Sgd.) Anna Almeda
(Sgd.) Belinda Bersola
(Sgd.) Claudia Cabrera"
On June 30, 2015, Dolores Dominguez can collect Anna Almeda
A. P10,000.00
B. P30,000.00
C. P20,000.00
D. Nothing, because the note is void since it says "I promise" but was signed by three
persons.
68. An obligation where various prestations are due but the performance of all of them is
required in order to extinguish the obligation is known as:
A. alternative obligation.
B. facultative obligation.
C. conjunctive obligation.
D. simple obligation.
70. D is indebted to C for P20,000.00 which is due on June 10. C owes D P 15,000.00 which is
due on June 5. On June 8, C assigned his credit rights to T. D gave his consent to the
assignment but did not reserve his right to the compensation. On June 10, how much
may T collect from D?
A. P20,000.00.
B. P15,000.00.
C. P5,000.00.
D. Nothing.
71. On May 1, 2015, D executed a written undertaking obliging himself to deliver 100 sacks of
rice to C on May 31, 2015. On May 28, 2015, C demanded the delivery of 100 sacks of rice
from D but D did not comply. The following day, a fire of undetermined origin destroyed
D's warehouse together with about 500 sacks of rice stored therein and from which D
intended to get 100 sacks of rice for delivery to C.
A. D's obligation to deliver 100 sacks of rice to C is extinguished, the cause of the loss
being a fortuitous event.
B. D's obligation to deliver 100 sacks of rice to C is not extinguished because he can get
100 sacks of rice from other sources.
C. D's obligation to deliver 100 sacks of rice to C is not extinguished because D was in
default.
D. D's obligation is to pay damages because he was in default.
72. On June 1, 2014, Demetrio obtained a loan of P 100,000.00 from Cornelio. The loan,
which is payable on or before June 1, 2015, is secured a chattel mortgage on Demetrio's
brand-new Toyota car with plate number XYZ 123. On February 1, 2015, while Demetrio
was opening the trunk of his car at the parking lot of a grocery store to place the
73. The estate of X who died recently, shows, among other documents/ contracts, the
following:
I. A certificate from Harvard University granting a scholarship to X. X was subjected to
exhaustive examinations and interviews before he was granted the scholarship. He
was supposed to start studying at Harvard in 3 months' time.
II. Articles of partnership of XYZ Enterprise showing X as a general partner
III. A stock certificate of DEF Corporation showing X as the owner of 5,000 shares of
stock.
IV. A promissory note amounting to P100,000.00 executed by M in favor of X. The note
is due after 90 days.
Which of the rights of X arising from the said documents/ contracts will be transmitted to
the heirs of X?
A. I and II
B. II and III.
C. III and IV.
D. I and IV.
74. The following statements pertain to either payment by cession or dacion en pago.
I. The debtor is insolvent.
II. Ownership of the thing/s is transferred to the creditor/s.
III. Plurality of creditors is required.
IV. Obligations are totally extinguished as a rule.
A. Statements I and IV pertain to payment by cession.
78. Assume that before Dolores could deliver any of the ring, bracelet or necklace, the ring
and the bracelet were lost successively through the fault of Dolores. In this case:
A. Consuelo may demand the payment of the price of the ring or the price of the
bracelet plus damages, or the delivery of the necklace.
B. Dolores may deliver the necklace to Consuelo without any obligation to pay
damages.
C. Dolores may deliver the necklace to Consuelo with the obligation to pay damages
because the ring and the necklace were lost through her fault.
79. D obtained a loan of P 100,000.00 from C. D used the amount as placement fee for a job
in the Middle East. The loan agreement showed that the loan was payable within one
year with interest at 6% per annum. However, there was no provision saying that the
rights and obligations of the parties would be transmitted to their heirs or successors-in-
interest. Before maturity, D died leaving his son S as heir. Which of the following
statements is correct?
A. C cannot collect from S because no mention was made in the agreement between D
and C that the rights and obligations of the parties would be transmitted to their
heirs.
B. C can collect from S although no mention was made in the agreement that rights and
obligations would be transmitted to the heirs.
C. C cannot collect from S because the obligation is personal to D.
D. C cannot collect from S because the law prohibits the transmission of the obligation.
80. Hilario, husband, and Wynona, wife, are legally separated. By order of the court which
decreed the legal separation, Hilario is obliged to give a monthly support of P20,000.00 to
Wynona payable in advance within the first five days of the month. Wynona owes Hilario
P20,000.00 by way of loan. On the other hand, Hilario has not yet given Wynona's
support of P20,000.00 for the preceding month and another P20,000.00 for the present
month. All the debts are already due. Based on the foregoing facts, which of the following
statements is incorrect?
A. If Wynona demands her support for the preceding month, Hilario may set up
compensation as regards the loan that Wynona owes him.
B. If Wynona demands her support for the current month, Hilario may claim
compensation as regards the loan that Wynona owes him.
C. If Hilario demands payment of the loan, Wynona may set up compensation as
regards her support for the preceding month that Hilario owes her.
D. If Hilario demands payment of the loan, Wynona may set up compensation as
regards her support for the current month that Hilario owes her.
81. One of the following obligations is not demandable at once. Which is it?
A. D to give his car to C. No date was fixed by the parties for the date of delivery.
B. D to give his car to C until C completes his course in BS Accountancy.
82. D owes C the following debts: P6,000.00 due on January 1; P6,000.00 due on January 15;
P6,000.00 due on January 31; P6,000.00 due on February 15; P6,000.00 due on February
28; and P6,000.00 due on March 15. All the debts are unsecured except the one due on
February 28. The parties stipulated that C may demand payment on or before the due
date of each debt. Assume that today is February 16. D, however, has not yet paid any of
the debts. He has in possession P6,000.00 which he intends to pay to C.
A. D may apply the payment to the debt due on February 28 because it is the most
burdensome to him.
B. D may apply the payment to any of the five unsecured debts.
C. D may apply the payment to any of the four debts that have become due as of today,
February 16.
D. D may apply the payment to all of the debts that have become due as of today,
February 16, proportionately at P1,500.00 each.
83. D made a promise to give a ring to C. Before D could deliver a ring to C, C borrowed D's
ring. After a week, D demanded the return of the ring that he had lent to C. C refused to
return the ring claiming that there was compensation between his obligation to return
the ring of D and D'S obligation to give him a ring. Based on the foregoing facts, which of
the following statements is incorrect?
A. C is entitled to claim compensation.
B. C is not entitled to claim compensation.
C. D may oppose the compensation being claimed by
D. Only D may claim the compensation should C demand the delivery of a ring from him
(D).
84. Maila made a non-negotiable promissory note with Pia as payee. Pia assigned the note to
Aiko, Aiko assigned the note to Bea; Bea assigned the note to Carmina, Carmina assigned
the note to Helen, and Helen assigned it back to Maila.
A. Maila's obligation is extinguished by condonation.
B. Maila's obligation is extinguished by confusion.
C. Maila's obligation is extinguished by compensation.
D. Maila's obligation is not extinguished because the note is not negotiable.
86. D promised to give C 10 sacks of rice when X, C's father dies. The obligation of D to C is:
A. An obligation with a suspensive condition.
B. An obligation with a resolutory condition.
C. An obligation with a period.
D. A pure obligation.
87. D bought a plane ticket for Hong Kong from Wings Travel Company. Later, however, D
cancelled his flight to Hong Kong because of the SARS epidemic in the place. Upon being
informed of the cancellation, Wings Travel told D that D could get the refund of his plane
ticket within two days. In the meantime, D thought of going instead to Australia so he
called Wings Travel to send to him a ticket for Brisbane promising to pay the cost of the
ticket in two days. Assuming that the refund due to D for his unused plane ticket to
Hongkong is of the same amount as the cost of his plane ticket to Australia, D two days
later need not pay Wings Travel by reason of:
A. confusion.
B. novation.
C. compensation.
D. condonation.
89. Refer to the foregoing number. C became the owner of the agricultural land and the fruits
thereof on:
A. March 1.
B. April 1.
C. May 1.
D. The period should be fixed by the court so that it can be determined when C actually
became the owner of the agricultural land and its fruits.
90. The right of C before the delivery, on one hand, and his right after the delivery, on the
other hand, of the agricultural land and its fruits, to him are referred to as:
A. Personal right and real right, respectively.
B. Real right and personal right, respectively.
C. Both are considered a personal right.
D. Both are considered a real right.
91. Assuming that in No. 88, D did not deliver the land and its fruits to C. Instead, he
delivered the same to X, who was in good faith when he acquired the land and its fruits,
on April 30.
A. X is the rightful owner of the land.
B. C is the rightful owner of the land,
C. C has a right of action against X.
D. C cannot ask for damages against D.
92. Which of the following is not a proper remedy for the creditor?
A. To compel the debtor to make the delivery, if the obligation is to deliver a
determinate thing.
93. The delivery to the creditor of mercantile documents such as checks shall produce the
effect of payment:
A. Upon the delivery
B. when they have been cashed.
C. when through the fault of the debtor they have been impaired.
D. when they are deposited in the bank.
95. When the debtor and the creditor agree to a dacion pago (transfer of ownership of
property to the creditor to settle a monetary obligation), before such transfer of
ownership, there is actually a:
A. compensation.
B. confusion.
C. condonation.
D. novation.
96. The delivery of mercantile documents such as checks will produce the effect of payment:
A. when through the fault of the creditor they have been impaired.
B. upon delivery of the mercantile document.
C. when they are certified by the bank.
D. when they are presented to the bank for payment.
98. S sold 100 bottles of imported "Fundador" brandy to B who paid immediately the price
thereof amounting to P20,000.00. S promised to deliver the brandy to B within one week
from their agreement. On the agreed date of delivery, S delivered to B 100 bottles of fake
"Fundador" brandy. The contract between S and B is:
A. voidable.
B. void.
C. valid.
D. rescissible.
99. D obtained a loan from C amounting to P50,000.00 which is payable in 10 equals monthly
installments. The loan bears interest of 1% per month which D agreed to give to T, a
student whom C is sending to school. To secure the loan, D executed a chattel mortgage
on his car. Although D has been paying the monthly interest to T, D could not pay any of
the installments due. In view thereof, D proposed, and C accepted, that D should give
instead a diamond ring to C in place of the loan of P50,000.00 within two months from
their new agreement. T, however, was not notified of the new obligation. Based on the
foregoing facts, which of the following statements is incorrect?
A. D'S obligation to give C P50,000.00 is extinguished by novation.
B. The accessory contract of chattel mortgage is extinguished by the new agreement
between D and C.
C. T is a party to the original agreement between D and C.
D. The new contract did not extinguish D'S liability to pay interest to T.
100.Alternative obligation and facultative obligation are similar in which of the following
respects?
A. The right of choice may be given either to the debtor or creditor.
101.D borrowed P5,000.00 from C. The obligation is payable in full after 30 days. In which of
the following cases is D justified in making a consignation of his payment court?
A. If C refuses to accept the payment in the form of check which is certified by the bank
to be supported by sufficient funds.
B. If C refuses to accept the payment consisting of 5,000 pieces of P1.00 coins.
C. If C refuses to accept the first installment payment in the form of a P1,000.00 bill, D
promising to pay the balance of the debt in 4 equal monthly installments.
D. If C refuses to accept the payment consisting of 250 pieces of P20.00 bills.
102.Which of the following condonations will not extinguish the debtor's obligation?
A. The condonation is in a public instrument. The acceptance is made orally. The
condonation involves a computer printer whose value is P4,000.00.
B. The condonation and the acceptance are in a public instrument. The condonation
involves a parcel of land.
C. The condonation and the acceptance are made orally with the creditor delivering to
the debtor simultaneously the promissory note amounting to P10,000.00.
D. The condonation is in a public instrument. The acceptance is made in a private
instrument. The condonation involves a television set worth P20,000.00
103.In which of the following independent cases is the payor of the debtor's debt not
subrogated to the rights of the creditor?
A. D owes C P 10,000.00. The debt is secured by a pledge of D'S ring to C. D also owes X,
P8,000.00. X pays C P 10,000.00 without the knowledge of D.
B. D owes C P 10,000.00. The debt is secured by a pledge of D's ring to C. X pays C
P10,000.00 with the consent of D.
C. D owes C P 10,000.00. The obligation is guaranteed by G. G pays C P10,000.00
without the knowledge of D.
D. D owes C P10,000.00. The obligation is guaranteed by G. X pays C P10,000.00 without
the knowledge of D.
105.D owes C the following debts: P3,000.00 due on August 10; P3,000.00 due on August 15;
P3,000.00 due on August 20; and P3,000.00 due on August 25 which is secured by a
pledge of D'S ring. If today is August 22, and D pays C P3,000.00 with neither D nor C
designating the debt to which the payment shall apply, the payment shall be applied:
A. To the debt due on August 10, following the "first due, first-pay" basis.
B. To the debts due on August 10, August 15, and August 20, proportionately at
P1,000.00 each.
C. To the debt due on August 25, since it is the most onerous to D.
D. To all the debts proportionately at P750.00 each.
106.M executed a promissory note payable to P for P100,000.00. The note, which bears
interest at 2% per month, is payable after 60 days. On the date of maturity, P proceeded
to M's place to collect but when M demanded the presentation of the promissory note, P
could not present it claiming that it had been lost. M is able and willing to pay the whole
amount due including the interest but he is at a loss on what to do because P does not
have the instrument. On the other hand, if he does not pay the amount due, the interest
on the principal will continue to accrue. If you were M, the remedy that you will likely
avail yourself of is:
A. dacion en pago.
B. payment by cession.
C. consignation.
D. application of payment.
107.A, B, C and D owe X, Y and Z the sum of P 12,000.00. Based on the foregoing data, which
of the following statements is incorrect?
108.P took a public bus in going to his office. Although P paid his fare, the bus conductor did
not issue to him a ticket. Along the way, the bus met an accident causing a slight injury to
P and other passengers. If P is to recover damages from the bus owner, the source of the
bus owner's liability is:
A. contract.
B. quasi-delict.
C. law.
D. P cannot recover any amount because no ticket was issued.
111.On January 1, 2014, D obtained a loan of P100,000.00 from C. The loan is secured by a
chattel mortgage on D's car and is payable on December 31, 2014. On September 26,
2014, the car was taken at gunpoint from D while he was starting its engine at the parking
lot of a department store.
A. D's loan obligation is extinguished. However, D must give a property which C may sell
to satisfy his claim.
B. D's loan obligation subsists. However, C may demand its immediate payment unless
D gives another security.
112.A and B are the owners of adjacent poultry and piggery farms. One day, B got sick and
failed to visit his farm. When A noticed that B was not again around during the second
day, he himself took care of the animals by feeding them and cleaning the pig and poultry
pens. A did this for the next three days until B returned. A incurred necessary and useful
expenses amounting to P5,000.00 in the process. Under the circumstances, B is obliged to
reimburse A for such expenses which the latter incurred by reason of:
A. contract.
B. solutio indebiti.
C. negotiorum gestio.
D. quasi-delict.
113.D has a savings deposit with XYZ Bank in the amount of P20,000.00 which D may
withdraw anytime from the bank. He also has a loan obligation to XYZ bank amounting to
P20,000.00 which has become due. wants to withdraw his savings deposit but XYZ Bank
informs D that it has claimed compensation of D'S deposit and his loan obligation.
A. Both D and XYZ Bank may claim compensation.
B. Neither D nor XYZ Bank may claim compensation.
C. Only D may claim or oppose compensation.
D. Only XYZ Bank may claim or oppose compensation.
115.Devera obtained a loan of P50,000.00 from Centeno who is engaged in the business of
financing. The written contract of the parties provides that the loan shall bear interest of
12% per annum and shall be paid in full together with the interest at the end of 12
116.D borrowed P 100,000.00 from C. The parties agreed at the time the obligation was
constituted that should D so desire, he may give his agricultural land to C by way of
dacion en pago to pay his loan obligation on due date. The obligation of D to C is:
A. a conjunctive obligation.
B. a simple obligation.
C. an alternative obligation
D. a facultative obligation.
118.D stole the carabao of C. D was arrested, tried in court and convicted. Aside from being
sentenced to a prison term, D was also ordered by the court to return the carabao.
However, the carabao died before D could deliver it to C.
A. D is not liable to C if the cause of the death of the carabao is a fortuitous event.
B. D is liable to C only if the carabao died because of D's fault.
C. D is liable to C whatever may be the cause of death of the carabao.
D. D has no liability to C whatever may be the cause of the death of the carabao
because his obligation to return the carabao was due to an order of the court and
not on his own volition.
120.D obtained a loan from C in the amount of P50,000.00. Unable to give cash on due date in
payment of his loan obligation, D proposed to C that he would be giving instead his
diamond ring to settle his debt. C agreed and accepted the ring from D. The new
agreement between D and C involved both:
A. Novation and application of payment.
B. Novation and dacion en pago.
C. Compensation and payment by cession.
D. Confusion and tender of payment
121.Salas and Bersamin entered into a contract whereby Salas would deliver 5 pieces of
genuine Rolex wristwatches to Bersamin. Salas proposed to Bersamin that should Salas
deliver 5 units of fake pieces of Rolex wristwatches by reason of financial difficulties on
his part, Bersamin would not sue him for damages on the ground of fraud. Bersamin
accepted the proposal. On due date, Salas delivered 5 pieces of fake Rolex wristwatches.
Upon discovery of the fraud, Bersamin sues Salas for damages. Salas contends that he
cannot be held liable for damages because Bersamin waived his right to hold him (Salas)
liable on the ground of fraud if the reason thereof is the financial difficulties of Salas.
A. Bersamin cannot sue Salas for damages because the reason for the waiver is valid,
i.e., financial difficulties of Salas, which is a valid reason for the waiver.
B. Bersamin can sue Salas for the annulment of the contract since it is voidable.
C. Bersamin can sue Salas for damages because the waiver he made is void.
Nonetheless, the contract is valid.
D. Bersamin can sue Salas for the rescission of the contract since it is rescissible.
124.A, B and C are liable in solidum to X for P 12,000.00. X renounced the share of A who
accepted it. Later, B becomes insolvent.
A. X can collect from C P8,000.00.
B. X can collect from C P4,000.00.
C. X can collect from C P 12,000.00.
D. X can collect nothing from C.
125.Ace Realty Company (Ace) ordered 6 units of "Borden” typewriters from Central Office
Machines (Central) at the price of P8,000.00 per unit. However, Central delivered to Ace 6
units of "Remington" typewriters, a superior brand which was priced at P8,500.00 per
unit. Central informed Ace that it will bill the latter for the "Remington” typewriters at
P8,000.00 only. Ace refused to accept the "Remington" typewriters.
A. Central can compel Ace to the accept the "Remington" typewriters since they are of
superior quality.
B. Central cannot compel Ace to the accept the "Remington" typewriters although they
are of superior quality.
126.Prime Engineering Review Center (PERC) stated in the leaflets it distributed last January
that any reviewee who places first in the licensure examinations for engineers this year
will receive a cash prize of P150,000.00.
A. The obligation of PERC is subject to a suspensive condition.
B. The obligation of PERC is subject to a resolutory condition.
C. The obligation of PERC is a pure obligation.
D. The obligation of PERC is an obligation with a suspensive period.
127.Three of the following statements pertain to natural obligation. Which one does not?
A. It is not enforceable in a court of justice.
B. Obligation exists by reason of equity and moral justice.
C. If performed voluntarily, recovery can no longer be
D. There is juridical necessity to perform it.
128.D has a grains warehouse in Davao, while C has a grains warehouse in Cebu. D borrowed
10 sacks of rice worth P10,000.00 from C for D's customer in Cebu. Later, C borrowed 10
sacks of rice which was also worth P10,000.00 from D for C's customer in Davao. Both the
obligations are already due. Transport costs to Davao amount to P 1,000.00, while those
for Cebu amount to P800.00.
A. D and C need not pay each other since their debts compensated each other.
B. D and C need not pay each other since their debts compensated each other, except
for the delivery charges which C must pay to D in the amount of P200.0 (P1,000.00
less P800.00).
C. Compensation cannot take place because the debts are payable at different places.
D. D must pay C P10,800.00, while C must pay D P11,000.00.
129.D owes C P20,000.00 due on March 25. C, on the other hand, owes D the following debts:
P8,000.00 due on March 1, P3,000.00 due on March 8, P5,000.00 due on March 14, and
P2,000.00 due on March 24. On March 18, C assigned his credit right to T without
130.D owes C P20,000.00 due on March 15. C, on the other hand, owes D the following debts:
P8,000.00 due on March 1, P3,000.00 due on March 8, P5,000.00 due on March 14. On
March 12, C assigned his right to T with notice to D but with D not giving his consent to
the assignment. on March 15, T can collect from D:
A. P20,000.00.
B. P9,000.00.
C. P4,000.00.
D. None, because the assignment made by C without the consent of D.
131.On December 1, 2014, Miss Santos, a professor of Manila College, engaged the services
of Lepanto Transport to bring her class to Calamba, Laguna in time for the Rizal Day
celebration on December 30, 2014 which would start at nine o'clock in the morning. The
contract signed by the parties specified that a bus would be in the school premises at six
o'clock in the morning and would leave at exactly 6:30 a.m. However, Lepanto Transport
failed to send a bus on the date, time and place agreed upon. As a result, Miss Santos and
her class failed to attend the celebration. Ms. Santos sued Lepanto Transport for damages
on the ground of delay in the performance of its obligation. For its defense, Lepanto
Transport claimed there was no delay because Miss Santos never made a demand.
A. There was no delay because Miss Santos did not make any demand.
B. Lepanto Transport was in delay since demand was not required.
C. Miss Santos should have obtained the services of another company when the bus of
Lepanto Transport did not arrive.
D. Miss Santos should have reminded Lepanto Transport from time to time before the
due date of its obligation to provide for a bus.
132.Leveriza, the owner of an apartment, leased the premises to Toribio. The terms of the
lease provide for a monthly rental of P6,000.00 which Toribio must pay at the residence
of Leveriza about two blocks from the apartment. For the month of December, Toribio
went to the residence of Leveriza but the latter was not around to receive the payment.
134.On May 31, 2014, D promised to give a specific house and lot to C if C passes the Bar
Examination. On September 24, 2014, C took the Bar Examination. The result of the Bar
Examination which C took was released on March 26, 2015 and C passed it. C shall be
entitled to the house and lot:
A. on May 31, 2014.
B. on September 24, 2014.
C. on March 26, 2015.
D. when he receives his rating.
Items 135, 136 and 137 are based on the following information:
A and B are indebted to X and Y for 10,000.00. A and B share in the debt in the ratio of 1:3;
while X and Y share in the credit in the ratio of 2:3.
138.A, B and C are solidary debtors of X, Y and Z, solidary creditors, in the amount of
P2,700.00. X renounces the whole obligation without the consent of Y and Z. The debtors
accepted the renunciation.
A. The whole obligation is extinguished.
B. Only P900.00 is extinguished.
C. No part of the obligation is extinguished because not all the creditors consented to
the renunciation.
D. Only P300.00 is extinguished.
139.A, B and C are solidary debtors of X in the amount of P3,000.00. X renounces the share of
A and A accepts the renunciation. Thereafter, B becomes insolvent. Ultimately:
A. C alone will shoulder the balance of P2,000.00
B. A will shoulder P500.00, while C will shoulder P1,500.00.
C. C will shoulder only his share of P1,000.00. A will no longer shoulder any amount
since his share was already renounced by X.
D. A will shoulder P1,000.00, while C will shoulder P1,000.00, for the remaining balance
of P2,000.00.
141.O was cleaning the glass window of his building when a large piece of broken glass fell
down directly hitting the roof of a car which was parked below. C, the owner of the car,
was not around. Sensing that he would be made liable for the damage on the car, O
immediately went down and cleaned the mess. O, seeing that W had witnessed all that
happened, proposed to give W P2,000.00 so that W would not testify in case a court case
is filed. W agreed to the proposal and accepted the money. Based on the foregoing facts,
which of the following statements is incorrect?
A. O's liability, if any, is based on quasi-delict.
B. The agreement between O and W is binding on both of them.
C. W may testify in court despite the agreement.
D. The agreement between O and W is void.
142.A, B and C are solidary debtors of X and Y for P30,000.00, joint creditors.
A. X may collect P30,000.00 from either A, B or C. Thereafter, he must give to Y
P15,000.00 representing the share of Y.
B. X may collect P30,000.00 from the debtors but not more than P10,00.000 from each
of them. Thereafter, he must give to Y P15,000.00 representing the share of Y.
C. X may collect P15,000.00 from either A, B or C. Thereafter, he is not obligated to give
any amount
D. X may collect P15,000.00 from the debtors but not more than P5,000. 00 from each
of them. Thereafter, he is not obligated to give any amount to Y.
143.S, a supplier of fresh fish from Lucena City, hired T, the owner of a trucking company, for
a fee of P3,000.00 to bring the fish catch of S to the Dampa Market in Paranaque City
which ordered the fish for a price of P20,000.00. In so far as S is concerned, his prestation
in his contract with T is:
145.D obtained a loan of P200,000.00 from C. Not having any cash on due date when C visited
him to demand payment, D offered to C to accept, at C's choice, necklace, diamond ring,
or a parcel of land, all of which D showed to C. C accepted the proposal, but requested
that he be given one week to decide which item to take. Before the week was over,
however, armed men forcibly took the necklace and diamond ring from D'S house.
A. D's obligation became a simple obligation to deliver the parcel of land.
B. D's obligation to give P200,000.00 is revived because C was deprived of his right to
choose.
C. D's obligation to give was extinguished by personal novation.
D. D's obligation is now to give the parcel of land or P200,000. 00 at C's option.
147.D owes C the following debts: P5,000.00 due on January 1; P7,000.00 on January 5;
P8,000.00 due on January 10; P 10,000.00 due on January 15; and P5,000.00 due on
January 20. By agreement of the parties, D was given the benefit of the period. As of
January 17, D has not paid any of the debts. He has P5,000.00 which he wants to remit to
C.
A. D may apply the payment to any of the five debts.
148.Refer to the preceding number. Assume that D did not designate the debt to which the
payment shall apply. In this case:
A. C may apply the payment to any of the five debts.
B. C may apply the payment to any of the four debts that have become due as of
January 17.
C. C may apply the payment either to the debt due on January 1 or January 20 only
since the amount of the payment is the same as the amount of each debt.
D. C may apply the payment to the debt due on January 1 only.
149.Refer to No. 147. Assume the creditor did not also designate the debt to which the
payment shall apply. In such a case:
A. Payment shall be applied proportionately to the five debts.
B. Payments shall be applied proportionately to the four debts that have become due
as of January 17.
C. Payment shall be applied only to the debt due on January 1 since it is the first debt
that has become due.
D. Payment shall be applied proportionately to the debt due on January 1 and January
20 since the amount of each debt is of the same amount as the payment.
150.Dacion en pago and payment by cession are special forms of payment. They are similar in
which of the following respects?
A. On the number of creditors involved.
B. On the extent of the properties involved in the payment.
C. On the purpose of the payment.
D. On whether the debtor is released completely from his obligation/s.
153.D, a depositor of ABC Bank, visited the branch of the bank at España Boulevard to
withdraw from its automated teller machine (ATM). After pressing correctly the amount
of P500.00, the machine dispensed 10 piece of P500.00 bills or a total of P5,000.00. The
receipt released by the ATM showed that only P500.00 was withdrawn.
A. D does not have to return the excess of P4,500.00 because it was not his fault that
the ATM would dispense more than what he wanted to withdraw.
B. D does not have to return the excess of P4,500.00 because the receipt did not
indicate that the said amount was withdrawn.
C. D must return the excess of P4,500.00 because it was a case of payment that was not
due.
D. D must return the excess of P4,500.00 because the bank will likely discover that he
was the one using the ATM when the overpayment was made.
155.A, B and C are liable to X in the amount of P30,000.00. The debt is evidenced by a
promissory note which reads "I promise to pay X or order P30,000.00". The note is signed
by A, B and C. X indorsed the note to Y, Y to Z, and Z to A for merchandise Z bought from
A.
A. The obligation under the note is totally extinguished.
B. The obligation under the note is extinguished only up to P10,000.00.
C. The obligation under the note is extinguished only up to P20,000.00.
D. No part of the obligation is extinguished.
156.When two persons are claiming the same right to collect from you and you are in doubt
as to whom you will give your payment, your remedy so that you will not pay to the
wrong person is:
A. tender of payment.
B. application of payment
C. dacion en pago.
D. consignation.
158.A and B are joint debtors of W, X, Y and Z, solidary creditors, in the amount of
P20,000.00. In this case:
159.D owes C P6,000.00 which is due on January 10, and another debt of P12,000.00 which is
due on January 20. Both debts are unsecured and non-interest bearing and are already
due. D, however, has only P3,000.00 which he gives to C without informing C as to which
debt the payment shall apply. C also did not indicate on the receipt he issued to D to
which of the two debts the payment shall apply. In this case:
A. The payment of P3,000.00 shall be applied to the debt due on January 10 because it
was the first to become due.
B. The payment of P3,000.00 shall be applied to the debt due on January 20 because it
is of a greater amount.
C. Payment cannot be applied to either of the two debts because it is incomplete.
D. The payment of P3,000.00 shall be applied proportionately in the amount of
P1,000.00 to the debt due on January 10, and P2,000.00 to the debt due on January
20.
160.D obtained a loan of P500,000.00 from C on January 1, 2014. The loan, which D has the
option of paying on or before December 31, 2014, is secured by a building owned by D
and bears interest of 1% per month. On June 30,2014, the building was razed in a fire
without the fault of D.
A. C may demand immediate payment of the loan from D on June 30, 2014 since the
security therefor was lost, unless D gives another security.
B. C may not demand immediate payment of the loan from D because the loss of the
building was due to fortuitous event.
C. C may demand payment of the loan from D only on December 31, 2014 because the
benefit of the period was given to D who was given the option to pay on or before
the due date.
Pablo Perez indorsed the note to Alfonso Abad, Alfonso Abad to Benito Buenviaje, Benito
Buenviaje to Carlos Cuaresma, and Carlos Cuaresma to Gilbert Garcia. The negotiation of
the note to Gilbert Garcia produced the effect of:
A. extinguishing both the loan and the guaranty.
B. extinguishing the loan but not the guaranty.
C. extinguishing the guaranty but not the loan.
D. neither extinguishing the loan nor the guaranty.
162.D borrowed P50,000.00 from C. On due date, D did not have any money to pay the debt
so he proposed to C that the latter accept a ring to settle the debt. C accepted the
proposal and received the ring. Immediately after receiving the ring, C sold it to B. D's
obligation to give P50, 000.00 to C is extinguished by:
A. dacion en pago.
B. payment by cession.
C. sale.
D. application of payment.
163.D is obliged to deliver a specific Toyota car to C. The parties agreed that should D so
desire, he may deliver his only Lancer car to C as a substitute. Before D could make any
substitution, the Lancer car was damaged beyond repair through the fault of D.
A. D's obligation to deliver the Toyota car is extinguished.
B. D is obliged to pay damages to C for the loss of the Lancer car.
C. D is still obliged to deliver the Toyota car to C on due date.
D. D is obliged to get another Lancer car as a substitute.
164.D is obliged to deliver either a specific bracelet, a specific necklace, or a specific ring to C.
No mention was made in the agreement of the parties as to who has the right of choice.
Before due date, C wrote D informing the latter that he (C) preferred that the ring be
165.D, a professional singer, agreed to sing for a fee of P20,000.00 at the birthday party of C
who was a fan of D. Due to numerous commitments, D could not go to the party of C. So
he sent X, another professional singer who was known to sing better than D, to sing at C's
party, and informed C that the latter needed to pay only P10,000.00.
A. D may validly assign his obligation to sing because the reduced fee was advantageous
to C.
B. D may validly assign his obligation to sing because X could perform the obligation
better than him.
C. D may not validly assign his obligation to sing because it is personal in nature.
D. C cannot refuse the performance of the obligation by X because the obligation to
sing is transmissible since it would not require much effort on the part of either D or
X who are both professional singers.
166.D received a check for P5,000.00 drawn against ABC Bank in payment of a debt due him.
Upon cashing the check, D requested the teller to give him 10 pieces of P500.00 bill and
to place the money in an envelope. As he was in a hurry, D left the bank without
bothering to count the cash. Shortly after reaching his office, D counted the money in the
envelope and discovered that it contained 10 pieces of P1,000.00 bill or an excess of
P5,000.00.
A. D does not have the obligation to return the excess of P5,000.00 because it was not
his fault that the teller would pay him an amount in excess of what was stated in the
check.
B. D does not have the obligation to return the excess of P5,000.00 because the bank
will not likely know who among the bank clients received such excess amount.
C. D must return the excess of P5,000.00 because he has the obligation to do so under
the principle of solutio indebiti.
In your evaluation of the above cases, the obligation is extinguished by loss in:
A. Both I and II.
B. Neither I nor II.
C. I only.
D. II only.
170.D owes C P50,000.00. The obligation is secured by the guaranty of G and a real mortgage
on D'S lot. Subsequently, G, without the knowledge of D, paid C the amount of
P50,000.00.
A. G can go after D to collect and if D cannot pay, G can foreclose the mortgage because
he is entitled to subrogation.
B. G can go after D to collect and if D cannot pay, G can foreclose the mortgage because
he is entitled to compensation.
C. G can go after D to collect and if D cannot pay, G can foreclose the mortgage because
he is entitled to condonation.
D. G can go after D to collect but he is not entitled to any other right because the
payment he made to C was without the knowledge of D.
171.One peso, P5.00 and P 10.00 coins are legal tender up to:
A. P100.00
B. P500.00
C. P1,000.00
D. Any amount.
172.One centavo, P0.05, PO0.10 and P0.25 centavo coins are legal tender up to:
A. P100.00
B. P500.00
C. P1,000.00
D. Amy Amount.
174.D obtained a loan of P5,000.00 from C. On due date, D tendered payment amounting to
P5,000.00 consisting of 5,000 pieces of P1.00 coin.
A. The payment offered by D is legal tender.
175.D is obliged to deliver 20 sacks of "Dinorado" rice to C. The parties agreed that should D
fail to perform his obligation as stipulated, D will pay a penalty of P1,000.00. On due date,
D made a delivery of 20 sacks of rice but each sack contained a mixture of "Dinorado" rice
and another variety of lower quality. C discovered the fraud.
A. C may demand the payment of the stipulated penalty only.
B. C may demand the payment of the stipulated penalty as well as damages although
there was no stipulation on the latter.
C. C may demand the payment of damages in addition to the stipulated penalty only if
there was a stipulation with respect to damages.
D. C may demand the payment of damages in addition to the stipulated penalty only if
D refuses to pay the penalty.
176.D obtained a loan of P50,000.00 from C. The loan was evidenced by a promissory note
executed by D which said nothing about the transmissibility of the loan obligation or the
right to collect it. A month before the due date of the loan, C died leaving S, his son, as
heir. On due date, S presented the promissory note to D for payment, but D refused
claiming that he owed C but not S.
A. D may refuse to pay because the right to collect belonged only to C.
B. D may not refuse to pay because the right of C to collect was transmitted to S who
was the heir of C notwithstanding the absence of an agreement to that effect.
C. D may refuse to pay because there was no stipulation that the right to collect the
loan would be transmitted to C's heirs.
D. D may refuse to pay because the transmission of the credit right is prohibited by law.
178.D obtained a loan of P50,000.00 from C. The same is payable after 60 days. On due date,
D, not having sufficient cash, offered to give either his ring or his bracelet to C. C accepted
the offer. Based on the foregoing facts, which of the following statements is incorrect?
A. The original obligation of D is an obligation with a period.
B. The original obligation of D is extinguished by novation.
C. The right to choose the item to be given belongs to C.
D. The new obligation is an alternative obligation.
179.D borrowed P50,000.00 from C. The debt, which is payable within one year, is secured by
a mortgage that D constituted on his lot. The mortgage is recorded in the Registry of
Property. C dies before the due date of the debt and was not able to collect any amount
of his loan receivable from D. He was survived by S, his only son and heir. D, taking
advantage of the situation, sold the lot to T who was not aware of the mortgage
constituted thereon.
A. The mortgage is not binding on T since he was not aware of it at the time he bought
the lot.
B. S, the son of C, has the right to collect the amount of the note from D and foreclose
the mortgage if the D cannot pay.
C. The mortgage is not binding on T since D was in bad faith when he sold the lot to T.
D. The right to collect the loan and foreclose the mortgage were extinguished upon the
death of C.
180.A, an agent of P, owes B P20,000.00. B, on the other hand, owes P, P20,000.00. Both
debts are due.
A. P may claim legal compensation.
B. A may claim legal compensation.
C. B may claim legal compensation.
D. Neither P, A nor B may claim legal compensation.
181.On January 1, 2014, D and C agreed that D would deliver to C a specific agricultural land
on July 1, 2014. From January 1 to June 30, 2014, D harvested palay from the land worth
P20,000.00. D actually delivered the land to C on September 30, 2014. At that time, crops
182.C acquired a real right over the thing and its fruits on:
A. January 1, 2014.
B. June 30, 2014.
C. July 1, 2014.
D. September 30, 2014.
183.The palay harvested from the agricultural land mentioned in Item 181 is an example of:
A. industrial fruit.
B. natural fruit.
C. civil fruit.
D. It is not a fruit.
184.D is obliged to deliver his only horse to C on May 31, 2014. C made a demand against D
for the delivery of the horse on May 31, 2014. However, D failed to deliver the horse. In
view thereof, C consulted you and ask which of the following remedies are available to
him.
I. Compel D to deliver the horse to him.
II. Get a horse from another person at D's expense.
III. Demand payment of damages from D.
185.D is obliged to repair the car of C. D failed to repair the car despite the demands made by
C. D wants to know from you which of the following remedies are available to him:
I. Compel D repair the car.
187.D was obliged to deliver a specific car to C on May 31, 2015. On such date, however, D
failed to deliver the car. C also did not make any demand for the delivery of the car.
A. D was in delay when he failed to deliver the car on due date.
B. D was not in delay when he failed to deliver the car on due date.
C. D would be on delay only if C made a demand for the delivery of the car on or before
due date.
D. D was in delay whether demand was made or not since time was of the essence of
the contract.
188.D appointed C as his agent to purchase a parcel of land belonging to X. D promised to give
a commission of P10,000.00 to C if C can present to D the deed of absolute sale signed by
X in favor of D on or before December 31, 2014. The condition of the obligation is:
A. negative.
B. positive.
C. impossible.
D. no condition exists.
190. D promised to give P20,OOO.OO to C provided C does not sign a contract with X on
or before December 31, 2014 The condition of the obligation is:
a. negative.
b. positive.
c. impossible.
d. no condition exists.
191. Refer to No. 190. Which of the following statements is incorrect?
a. D'S obligation becomes demandable if it is already January 1, 2015 and C has not
yet signed the contract with X.
b. D'S obligation becomes demandable on December 5, 2014 if X dies on such date
without C having signed the contract with X.
c. D'S obligation is extinguished if C signs the contract with X on or before December
31, 2014.
d. D'S obligation is extinguished if it is already January 1, 2015 and C has not yet signed
the contract with X.
192. D is obliged to give P50,000.OO to C if C tops the CPA Examination and a specific lot if
C can reduce the taxes to be paid by D in D'S tax return by unlawful means.
a. Both conditions must be fulfilled so that C may demand the payment of
P50,OOO.OO and the delivery of the specific lot.
b. C may demand the payment of P50,000.00 if he tops the CPA Examination.
c. C may demand the delivery of the specific lot if he can reduce through unlawful
means the taxes to be paid by D.
d. C may not demand the payment of P50,000.00 and the delivery of the specific lot
even if he fulfills both conditions since the conditions are indivisible.
193. Three of the following are the characteristics of a condition. Which is the exception?
a. It may or may not happen.
b. It may refer to the future.
c. It merely fixes the time for the efficaciousness of an obligation.
d. It may refer to a past event unknown to the parties.
194. A, B and C are solidary debtors of X in the amount of P30,000.00. C was insane at
the time the obligation was constituted.
a. X may possibly collect from A the amount of P30,OOO.OO.
b. X may possibly collect from A the amount of P20,OOO.OO.
c. X may possible collect from A the amount of PIO,OOO.OO.
d. X may not be able to collect anything from A since the insanity of C at the time the
obligation was constituted rendered the whole obligation voidable.
195. The delivery of promissory notes payable to order or other bills of exchange or other
mercantile documents shall produce the effect of payment when they are:
a. delivered.
b. cashed.
c. have been impaired through the fault of the debtor.
d. deposited in the bank.
196. D owes C P 10,000.00. T offers to pay D'S obligation and tells D that D need not
reimburse him. However, D does not give his consent to T 's offer not to be reimbursed. C,
nonetheless, accepts the payment from T.
a. The payment is valid insofar as C is concerned since he accepted the payment.
b. The payment is not valid because D did not give his consent to T's offer not to be
reimbursed for the payment.
c. The payment is not valid because it was not D himself who made the payment.
d. The payment will be valid if T had the intention to be reimbursed and D consented to
the payment.
197. Which of the following payments is not valid?
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a. Payment to the person in Whose favor the obligation was constituted.
b. Payment to the creditor's successor in interest.
c. Payment to the creditor's heirs.
d. Payment made by the debtor to the person in possession of an order instrument
evidencing the credit but such person is not the indorsee thereof.
198. D obtained a loan of PIO,OOO.OO from C who was in his right mind at the time he
granted the loan to D. On due date, D paid his loan obligation of P 10,000.00 to C who had
since become insane. Of the total amount received, C lost P4, 000.00 and spent P6,000.00 for
his food and other necessary expenses.
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d. it affects all the properties of the debtor those exempt from execution.
201. D owes C the following debts: P4,000.00 due on May 1; P4,OOO.OO due on May 8;
P4,OOO.OO due on May 15; P4,000.OO due on May 22; P4,000.00 due on May 29; and price
P4,OOO.OO of magazines due on June which 5.were The delivered debts to represented D on
a weekly the basis. Of the 6 debts, the one due on May 22 is secured by a pledge of D'S ring.
By agreement of the parties, C may demand payment even before the due date of the debt.
As of May 31, D had not paid any of the 6 debts. On May 31, D wanted to make payment but
he had only P4,OOO.OO.
a. D may apply the payment to the debt due on June 5.
b. D must apply the payment proportionately to the 5 debts that have become as of
May 31 at P800.OO each.
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on due date, X went to the place of D to collect the debt claiming that C assigned the note to
him. X, however could not present the promissory note claiming that he had lost it. D wants
to make the payment because he does not want the interest to accrue but he is at a loss as to
whether he would make the payment to X. In this case the course of action that you will
advise D to take is:
a. consignation.
b. tender of payment.
c. application of payment.
d. dation in payment.
204. The obligation is not extinguished by reason of the loss of the thing through a
fortuitous event in three of the following cases. Which is the exception?
a. When the nature of the obligation requires the assumption of risks.
b. When the debtor has incurred in delay.
c. When the obligation is to give a determinate thing and the parties have not
stipulated whether or not there shall be liability in case of fortuitous events.
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c. P2,OOO.OO.
d. Nothing.
210. D owes C P50, 000. 00. Subsequently, D proposed to C that T will assume his (D's)
debt. C accepted the proposal of D. This type of novation which involves the
substitution of the debtor is known as:
a. Delegacion.
b. Expromision.
c. Objective novation.
d. Subrogation.
211. Assume the facts in No. 210. Assume also that on due date, T could not pay
because of his insolvency which was in fact subsisting but was not known to D or of public
knowledge at the time that he delegated his debt. In this
case -
a. C can revive D'S debt because T's insolvency was already existing at the time that D
delegated his debt.
b. C can revive D'S debt whether or not he (D) was aware of T's insolvency since he (D)
proposed the substitution.
c. C cannot hold D liable because his (D's) obligation was extinguished when he was
substituted by T
d. The novation is void because D did not take steps to determine the solvency of T
when he (D) delegated his debt.
212. D is obliged to deliver a specific horse to C for entry in the derby. The day before the
agreed date of delivery, the horse broke its right front leg. While it could still walk, it could no
longer run.
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a. The obligation to deliver the horse is not extinguished since only one leg of the horse
was injured.
b. The obligation is extinguished because the injury to the right front leg of the horse is
a partial loss that is so important in relation to obligation.
c. The obligation to deliver the horse is not extinguished because the horse could still
walk'.
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d. The obligation of D is not extinguished because he can get a horse from other
sources.
213. D is obliged to pay C P 10,000.00 on or before June 30. C is obliged to pay D P
10,000.00 on June 15. Who may claim compensation on June 15?
a. D only.
b. C only.
c. Either D or C.
d. Neither D nor
214. D is obliged to pay C P 10,000.00 on or before June 15. C is obliged to pay D P
10,000.00 on June 30. Who may claim compensation on June 15?
a. D only.
b. C only.
c. Either D or C.
d. Neither D nor C.
215. A, 17 years old, B, 25, and C, 30, jointly borrowed P6,OOO.OO from X. How much
may X collect from B?
a. P6,OOO.OO.
b. P4,OOO.OO.
c. P2,OOO.OO.
d. Nothing, because A was a minor at the time the obligation was constituted.
216. Refer to No. 215. Assume the same facts except that the debtors are bound
solidarily. How much may X collect from B?
a. P6,OOO.OO.
b. P4,OOO.OO.
c. P2,OOO.OO.
d. Nothing, because A was a minor at the time the obligation was constituted.
218. Refer to No. 217. Assume the same facts except that the debtors are solidarily
bound. How much may X collect
from B?
a. P3,OOO.OO.
b. P2,OOO.OO.
c. P1, 5OO.OO.
d. PI,OOO.OO.
219. A, B and C are jointly liable to X in the amount of P 12,000.00. On due date, X
demanded payment from A but A refused to pay. How much may X collect from B?
a. PI 2,000.00 plus damages for delay.
b. P8,000.00 plus damages for delay.
c. P4,000.00 plus damages for delay.
d. P4,000.00 without any damages.
220. Refer to No. 219. Assume the same facts except that A, B and C are solidarily liable
to X in the amount of P 12,000.00. On due date, X demanded payment from A but A refused
to pay. How much may X collect from B?
a. P 12,000.00 plus damages for delay.
b. P8,000a00 plus damages for delay.
c. P4,000. 00 plus damages for delay.
d. P4,000.00 without any damages.
221. During a flood, the properties of D were saved from destruction by C without the
knowledge of D who was then away. C incurred necessary and useful expenses in the act of
saving D'S properties. For such expenses:
a. D must reimburse C although C acted without the consent of D.
b. D is not required to reimburse C because C acted without D'S consent.
c. D must reimburse C because there was an implied contract between D and C.
d. D need not reimburse C because C's• act of saving D'S properties is a gratuitous act
that requires no compensation.
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In your evaluation of the foregoing statements:
a. I and Ill are true.
b. b. Il and IV are true.
c. I and IV are true.
d. Il and Ill are true.
247. When the debtor binds himself to pay as soon as he has the means is:
a. The obligation is void because payment dependent upon a condition that is
potestative on.
b. The obligation is valid, but the creditor must go to and ask the court to fix the period
for the payment of the obligation.
c. The obligation is void because there is no meeting of minds between the parties as
to an essential element thereof.
251. A, B and C are indebted to W, X, Y and Z in the amount of P240, 000. 00. In this case:
a. W can collect P8,OOO.OO each from A, B and C. Then, he must give P6,OOO.OO each
to X, Y and Z.
b. W can collect P2,OOO.OO each from A, B and C. Then, he need not give any amount
to X, Y and Z.
c. W can collect P6,000.00 from either A, B or C. Then, he need not give any amount to
X, Y and Z, from the amount he collected.
d. W can collect P24,000.00 from either A, B or C. Then, he must give P6,000.00 each to
X, Y and Z.
252. Delia obtained a loan of p50,000.00 from Corazon payable on January 31. On January
25, Delia offered to deliver her diamond ring of the same value on January 31 to Corazon to
settle the debt. Corazon accepted the offer on the same date. Thus, on January 31, Delia
delivered her diamond ring to Corazon. Based on the foregoing facts, which of the following
statements is incorrect?
a. Delia's loan obligation of P50,000.00 was extinguished on January 25.
253. A, B and C are liable individually and collectively to X in the amount of P30,000.00.
On due date, X demanded payment from A. However, C is insolvent. In this case:
a. X may collect P20,000.00 only from either A or B.
b. X may collect P30,000.00 from either A or B.
c. X may collect from A P 15,000.00 only, and from B, P15,OOO.OO only.
d. X may collect from A P 10,000.00 only, and from B, PIO,OOO.OO only.
254. D obliged himself to give P50,OOO.00 to C if C does not fly to the moon.
a. The obligation is immediately demandable.
b. Both the obligation and the condition are void.
c. The condition of the obligation is Physically impossible
d. The obligation becomes demandable at some future time.
255. On January I, 2015, D borrowed The P500,OOO.OO from and C with interest at 10%
per annum the interest are due on December 31, 2015.
a. D may compel C to accept payment before December 31, 2015.
b. C may compel D to make payment before December 31, 2015.
c. Both (a) and (b) are correct.
d. Both (a) and (b) are incorrect.
256. Refer to the facts in the preceding number. Assuming that on due date, D has only
P50, 000. 00 and he offers this amount to C who is willing to accept it as partial payment.
a. The payment shall applied in its entirety to the principal. D still owes C the interest of
P50,OOO.OO.
b. The payment shall be applied first to the interest of P50,000.00. The balance of
P450,000.OO shall be applied to the principal; hence, D still owes C P50,000.00 for the
principal which will continue to bear interest.
c. The payment of P500,000.00 shall be applied proportionately to the principal and
interest.
d. The entire obligation (principal and interest) is extinguished because C accepted the
payment without any protest or objection.
262. D is indebted to C for PIOO,OOO.OO which is already due. D offers to give a certified
check to C to settle the debt.
a. If C refuses to accept the check, D may resort to its consignation to settle the
obligation.
b. If C refuses to accept the check, D may replace the check with 100,000 pieces of PI .
00 coin and compel C to accept it.
c. If C refuses to accept the check, D may replace the check with 5,000 pieces of
P20.OO bill, and if C refuses to accept it, D may consign the payment.
d. If C accepts the certified check, D'S obligation is automatically extinguished.
263. Which of the following statements concerning facultative obligation is correct?
a. Two or more prestations are due.
b. The right to make the substitution belongs to the debtor only.
c. The loss of the substitute due to the fault of the debtor will make him liable for
damages.
d. The loss of the principal thing due to fortuitous event will make the debtor obliged to
deliver the substitute.
264. Which of the following is not a feature of payment by cession?
a. There is a plurality of creditors.
b. The debtor must be insolvent.
c. All the debtor's properties are generally involved in the cession
d. The debtor is totally released from his liabilities
265. Which of the following is not a feature of dacion en pago?
a. There may be two or more creditors involved.
b. The debtor must be insolvent.
c. Not all the properties of the debtor are involved.
d. The debtor is generally released from his obligation/ s.
266. D borrowed P 10,000.00 from C. On due date, C was already insane. Nonetheless, D
gave C P 10,000.00 to settle the debt. When C's guardian learned of the payment made by D,
C was found to have only P3,000.00 left in his wallet and that he had lost P 1,500.00 in a
gambling game, and used P5,500.OO to buy his food. In this case:
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a. Payment is valid only up to P3,000.00.
b. Payment is valid only up to P8,500.00.
c. Payment is valid up to P 10,000.00.
d. The total payment is not valid because C was incapacitated at the time, he received
the payment.
267. Consignation, without any tender of payment, will release the debtor from liability in
the following cases, except when:
a. The creditor is absent or unknown, or does not appear at the place of payment.
b. The creditor is capacitated to receive payment.
c. Without just cause, the creditor refuses to give a receipt.
d. Two or more persons claim the same right to collect.
268. D owes C P20,000.00 payable on or before March 31, 20150 C is obliged to pay D
P20,OOO.OO on March 15, 2015. As a result, which of the following is incorrect?
a. C may claim compensation on March 15, 2015.
b. D may claim compensation on March 15, 2015.
c. may claim compensation on March 31, 2015 if his debt to C, and D'S debt to him,
remained unpaid as of such date.
d. D may claim compensation on March 31, 2015 if C's debt to him, and his own debt to
C, remained unpaid as of such date.
269. D owes C P30,OOO.OO due on April 1, 2015. C owes D compensation may possibly
take place today if today is February 14, 2015?
a. Voluntary
b. Legal
c. Facultative
d. Judicial
270. When a third person pays the creditor without intending to be reimbursed and the
debtor did not give his consent to the donation:
a. The payment is valid as to the creditor who accepted it.
b. The debtor is under no obligation to reimburse the third person.
c. The payment is not valid because no one can pay the debt of another.
d. The creditor is obliged to return the payment to the third person.
271. The following obligations are immediately demandable, except:
a. pure obligation
b. obligation with a period with a resolutory effect.
c. obligation with a negative impossible condition.
d. obligation with a condition antecedent.
274. A stipulation that demand shall not be required in order to make the debtor in
delay is generally to the disadvantage
a. debtor.
b. creditor.
c. both the debtor and the creditor.
d. neither the debtor nor the creditor.
275. The absence of stipulation on liability in case of fortuitous event is generally to the
advantage of the:
a. debtor.
b. Creditor
c. both the debtor and the creditor.
d. neither the debtor nor the creditor.
276. These statements concerning legal compensation are presented to you:
1. Legal compensation cannot take place if the debts have different due dates.
11. Legal compensation may take place although the debts are payable at different places.
In your evaluation of the foregoing statements:
a. Both statements are true.
b. Both statements are false.
c. Only Statement I is true.
d. Only Statement Il is true.
278. Refer to the same facts in the preceding number except that the debtors are jointly
liable to X. As a result, which of the following statements is incorrect?
a. there is legal compensation up to P3,000.00
b. B and C are still indebted to X for P3,000.00 each.
c. X still owes A P6,OOO.OO.
d. There is no legal compensation at all.
279. It is a mode of extinguishing an obligation which has a two-fold function: One is to
extinguish an old obligation and the other to substitute a new one in its place.
a. Novation
b. Compensation
c. Remission
d. Consignation
280. D owes C the following debts: P4,000.00 due on February 1, P7,OOO.OO due on
February 5, P5,OOO.OO due on February 10, and P4,000.00 due on February 20. By
agreement of the parties, the benefit of the period was given to D. If today is February 14, and
D has not paid any of the said debts, but is offering P4,000.00 to C as payment today, to which
debt may D apply the payment?
a. To the debt due on February 1 amounting to P4,OOO.OO only.
b. To the debt due on February 20 amounting to P4,OOO.OO only.
c. To the debt due on February 1 or February 20, at his option.
d. To all the debts proportionately at P800.00, P1,400.00, PI,OOO.OO, and P800.OO,
respectively.
281. Refer to the preceding number. Supposing that when D gave the payment to C, D
did not designate the debt to which the payment shall apply. Neither did C indicate in the
receipt that he issued to D which debt was being paid' Which debt is being paid?
a. The debt due on February 1 amounting to P4,OOO.OO only.
b. The debt due on February 20 amounting to P4,OOO.OO only.
TEST 11 - MATCHING TYPE. Indicate your answers by writing the letter representing the
statement or phrase that best describes, defines or explains the numbered items.
Terms
1. Solutio indebiti
26. Obligation
29. Inflation
3. Delegacion
5. Alternative obligation
31. Solidary obligation
7. Passive solidarity
33. Expromision
9. Personal right
Statements
TEST III TRUE OR FALSE. Write the word "TRUE" if the statement is true, and the word 'FALSE'
if the statement is false
1. In an obligation to give a determinate thing which is subject to a suspensive condition, the
creditor has a right to the fruits of the thing upon the perfection of the obligation.
2. A person criminally liable is also civilly liable.
18. The condition not to do an impossible thing shall be considered as not having been
agreed upon. In such case, the obligation is immediately demandable.
19. The condition that some event happen at a determinate time shall extinguish the
obligation as soon as the time expires or it has become indubitable that the event will not
take place.
20. The condition shall be deemed fulfilled if the debtor voluntarily prevents its
fulfillment.
33. Solidarity may exist although the creditors and debtors may not be bound in the
same manner and by the same periods and conditions.
34. Where an instrument containing the words "I promise to pay", is signed by two or
more persons, they are deemed to be jointly and severally liable.
35. In a joint indivisible obligation, a demand made by one of the joint creditors against
all the joint debtors is a valid demand.
36. A solidary debtor who obtains remission of the whole obligation is entitled to
reimbursement from his co debtors.
37. A solidary creditor may assign his rights in the obligation the consent of the other
creditors.
44. A third person who has an interest in the fulfillment of the obligation, such as a
guarantor, may compel the creditor to accept payment.
45. Payment made in good faith by the debtor to a person in possession of the credit
releases him from liability.
46. Payment made for an obligation which is interest-bearing must first be applied to the
principal before the interest.
47. Payment to an incapacitated creditor shall be valid if he has kept the payment.
48. The debtor of a thing may compel the creditor to accept a different one if the latter
is more valuable than that which is due.
49. If an obligation is physically divisible, the debtor may compel the creditor to accept
partial payments.
50. When the debt is in part liquidated and part unliquidated the creditor may demand
and the debtor may affect the payment of the former without waiting for the liquidation
51. The debtor may compel the creditor to accept a certified check as payment since the
bank guarantees the check to be covered with sufficient funds.
52. Payment by a third person who does not intend to be reimbursed by the debtor shall
be deemed to be a donation which requires the consent of the debtor. However, even if the
debtor does not give his consent payment shall nevertheless be valid with respect to the
creditor.
53. Payment may be applied to a debt not yet due if the term was constituted in favor of
the party making the application.
54. For dacion en pago to apply, the debtor must be insolvent.
63. Merger which takes place in the person of the principal debtor or creditor
extinguishes the obligation of guaranty.
64. A debt which consists in sum of money and another debt which consists in a
consumable thing are extinguished by legal compensation as long as both debts have the
same amount and are already due.
65. The condonation of a debt in money exceeding P15,00.00 to be valid requires that
the condonation and the acceptance must be in public instrument.
66. The remission of the principal obligation carries with it the remission of the accessory
obligation.
67. Confusion which takes place in the person of the guarantor extinguishes the principal
obligation
68. The parties may agree upon the compensation of debts that are not yet due.
69. Legal compensation takes place by operation of law even if the debts are payable at
different places.
70. Compensation cannot be set up against a creditor who has a claim for support by
gratuitous title.
71. Novation may take place by changing the object or principal conditions of the
obligation.