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2014 BAR EXAMINATIONS

CIVIL LAW

October 12, 2014 8:00 A.M.- 12:00 N.N.

INSTRUCTIONS

1. This Questionnaire contains FOURTN !14" #a$es inc%u&in$ these 'nstructions #a$es.(hec) the nu*ber o+ #a$es an& the #a$e nu*bers at the u##er ri$ht han& corner o+ each #a$eo+ this Questionnaire an& *a)e sure it has the correct nu*ber o+ #a$es an& their #ro#ernu*bers.

There are T'RT !0" ssa/ an& Mu%ti#%e (hoice Questions !M(Qs" to be ansere&ithin four (4) hours.

The essa/ #ortion contains uestions that are euia%ent to not lessthan 803 o+ the ho%e

ea*ination, hi%e the M(Q #ortion contains uestions euia%ent to not morethan 203.

2. Rea& each uestion er/ care+u%%/ an& rite /our ansers in /our 5ar a*inationNoteboo) in the same order the questions are posed.6rite /our ansers on%/ on the front,notthe bac), #a$e o+ eer/ sheet in /our Noteboo). Note e%% the a%%ocate& #ercenta$e #oints +oreach nu*ber, uestion, or subuestion. 'n /our ansers, use the nu*berin$ s/ste* in theuestionnaire.

'+ the sheets #roi&e& in /our a*ination Noteboo) are not su++icient +or /our ansers, use thebac) #a$e o+ eer/ sheet o+ /our a*ination Noteboo), startin$ at the bac) #a$e o+ the +irstsheet an& the bac) o+ the succee&in$ sheets therea+ter.

. Anser the ssa/ uestions legibly, clearly, and concisely.7tart each nu*ber on a se#arate#a$e. An anser to a sub-uestion un&er the sa*e nu*ber *a/ be ritten continuous%/ on thesa*e #a$e an& the i**e&iate%/ succee&in$ #a$es unti% co*#%ete&.

our anser shou%& &e*onstrate /our abi%it/ to ana%/e the +acts #resente& b/ the uestion, tose%ect the *ateria% +ro* the i**ateria% +acts, an& to &iscern the #oints u#on hich the uestionturns. 't shou%& sho /our )no%e&$e an& un&erstan&in$ o+ the #ertinent #rinci#%es an& theorieso+ %a ino%e& an& their ua%i+ications an& %i*itations. 't shou%& &e*onstrate /our abi%it/ toa##%/ the %a to the $ien +acts, an& to reason %o$ica%%/ in a %a/er%i)e *anner to a soun&conc%usion +ro* the $ien #re*ises.

A *ere 9es9 or 9No9 anser ithout an/ corres#on&in$ e#%anation or &iscussion i%% not be

$ien an/ cre&it. Thus, a%a/s brieflybut +u%%/ e#%ain /our ansers a%thou$h the uestion &oesnot e#ress%/ as) +or an e#%anation. At the sa*e ti*e, re*e*ber that a co*#%ete e#%anation&oes not reuire that /ou o%unteer in+or*ation or &iscuss %e$a% &octrines that are not necessar/or #ertinent to the so%ution to the #rob%e*. ou &o not nee& to re-rite or re#eat the uestion in/our Noteboo).

4. M(Qs are to be ansere& b/ ritin$ in /our Noteboo) the ca#ita% %etter A, 5, (, or corres#on&in$ to /our chosen anser. There is on%/ one correct anser to eer/ M(Q; choose


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the 57T anser +ro* a*on$ the o++ere& choices. Note that so*e M(Qs *a/ nee& care+u%ana%/sis both o+ the uestions an& the choices o++ere&.


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''.

(ris#in &ie& testate an& as surie& b/ A%e an& >osine, his chi%&ren +ro* his +irst i+e; Renean& Rub/, his chi%&ren +ro* his secon& i+e; an& A%%an, 5ea, an& (hes)a, his chi%&ren +ro* histhir& i+e.

One i*#ortant #roision in his i%% rea&s as +o%%os:

9An$ %u#a at baha/ sa @un$so& n$ Ma/ni%a a/ i%i%i#at at i%a%a$a/ sa #an$a%an ni%a A%e at Renehin&i bi%an$ #a*ana )o sa )ani%a )un&i u#an$ #a*aha%aan at #an$a%a$aan %a*an$ ni%a at nan$an$ sinu*an sa a)in$ *$a ana), sa*#u n$ a)in$ *$a a#o at )aa#ua#uhan )o sa haban$#anahon, a/ *a/ tutu%u/an )un$ *a$nanais na *a$-ara% sa Ma/ni%a o sa )a%a#it na *$a%un$so&.9

's the #roision a%i&D !43"

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The Ro*an (atho%ic (hurch acce#te& a &onation o+ a rea% #ro#ert/ %ocate& in @i#a (it/. A &ee&o+ &onation as eecute&, si$ne& b/ the &onor, on Mariano, an& the &onee, the (hurch, asre#resente& b/ Fr. a*ian. 5e+ore the &ee& cou%& be notarie&, on Mariano &ie&. 's the&onation a%i&D !43"

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Nante, a re$istere& oner o+ a #arce% o+ %an& in Queon (it/, so%& the #ro#ert/ to Monica un&era &ee& o+ sa%e hich rea&s as +o%%os:

9That +or an& in consi&eration o+ the su* o+ ?


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!(" 't re&uces the &eise an& %e$ac/

!" 't #artia%%/ annu%s the institution o+ heir

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Mi)o an& inah starte& to %ie to$ether as husban& an& i+e ithout the bene+it o+ *arria$e in1C84. Ten !10" /ears a+ter, the/ se#arate&. 'n 1CCE, the/ &eci&e& to %ie to$ether a$ain, an& in1CC8, the/ $ot *arrie&.

On Februar/ 1, 2001, inah +i%e& a co*#%aint +or &ec%aration o+ nu%%it/ o+ her *arria$e ithMi)o on the $roun& o+ #s/cho%o$ica% inca#acit/ un&er Artic%e E o+ the Fa*i%/ (o&e. The courtren&ere& the +o%%oin$ &ecision:

91. ec%arin$ the *arria$e nu%% an& oi&;

2. isso%in$ the re$i*e o+ abso%ute co**unit/ o+ #ro#ert/; an&

. ec%arin$ that a &ecree o+ abso%ute nu%%it/ o+ *arria$e sha%% on%/ be issue& a+ter %iui&ation,#artition an& &istribution o+ the #artiesG #ro#erties un&er Artic%e 14 o+ the Fa*i%/ (o&e.9

inah +i%e& a *otion +or #artia% reconsi&eration uestionin$ the #ortion o+ the &ecision on theissuance o+ a &ecree o+ nu%%it/ o+ *arria$e on%/ a+ter the %iui&ation, #artition an& &istribution o+#ro#erties un&er Artic%e 14 o+ the (o&e.

'+ /ou are the Bu&$e, ho i%% /ou &eci&e #etitionerGs *otion +or #artia% reconsi&erationD 6h/D!43"

''.

ue to the continuous hea/ rain+a%%, the *aBor streets in Mani%a beca*e +%oo&e&. Thisco*#e%%e& (ris to chec)-in at 7uare One ote%. As soon as (ris$ot o++ +ro* his To/ota A%tis,the ote%Gs #ar)in$ atten&ant $ot the )e/ o+ his car an& $ae hi* a a%et #ar)in$ custo*erGsc%ai* stub. The atten&ant #ar)e& his car at the base*ent o+ the hote%. ar%/ in the *ornin$, (risas in+or*e& b/ the hote% *ana$er that his car as carna##e&. !43"

!A" 6hat contract, i+ an/, as #er+ecte& beteen (ris an& the ote% hen (rissurren&ere& the )e/ o+ his car to the ote%Gs #ar)in$ atten&antD

!5" 6hat is the %iabi%it/, i+ an/, o+ the ote% +or the %oss o+ (risG carD

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Tess %ease& her 1,


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9' a* o++erin$ /ou to bu/ the #ro#ert/ /ou are #resent%/ %easin$ at ?


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!A" Ri$ht o+ a/

!5" 6aterin$ o+ an ani*a%

!(" @atera% an& subBacent su##ort

!" @i$ht an& ie

H''.

>.(. (onstruction !>.(." bou$ht stee% bars +ro* Matiba/ 7tee% 'n&ustries !M7'" hich is one&b/ 5u&&/ 5atun$baca%. >.(. +ai%e& to #a/ the #urchase& *ateria%s orth ?.(. #ersua&e& its c%ient A*oroso ith ho* it ha& receiab%es to #a/ its ob%i$ation toM7'. A*oroso a$ree& an& #ai& M7' the a*ount o+ ?


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!(" No, because a +etus is not a natura% #erson.

!" No, i+ the +etus &i& not co*#%/ ith the reuire*ents un&er Artic%e 41 o+ the (ii%(o&e.

H.

Mr. 5on$ ons seera% #ro#erties in ?asi$ (it/. e &eci&e& to bui%& a con&o*iniu* na*e&F%ores &e Mani%a in one o+ his %ots. To +un& the #roBect, he obtaine& a %oan +ro* the Nationa%5an) !N5" secure& b/ a rea% estate *ort$a$e oer the a&Boinin$ #ro#ert/ hich he a%so one&.

urin$ construction, he bui%t three !" #u*#s on the *ort$a$e& #ro#ert/ to su##%/ ater to thecon&o*iniu*. A+ter one !1" /ear, the #roBect as co*#%ete& an& the con&o*iniu* as turne&oer to the bu/ers. oeer, Mr. 5on$ +ai%e& to #a/ his %oan ob%i$ation to N5. Thus, N5+orec%ose& the *ort$a$e& #ro#ert/ here the #u*#s ere insta%%e&. urin$ the sa%e on #ub%icauction o+ the *ort$a$e& #ro#ert/, Mr. 7i*on on in the bi&&in$. 6hen Mr. 7i*on atte*#te& to

ta)e #ossession o+ the #ro#ert/, the con&o*iniu* oners, ho in the *eanti*e constitute&the*se%es into F%ores &e Mani%a 'nc. !FM'", c%ai*e& that the/ hae ear%ier +i%e& a case +or the&ec%aration o+ the eistence o+ an ease*ent be+ore the Re$iona% Tria% (ourt !RT(" o+ ?asi$ (it/an& #ra/e& that the ease*ent be annotate& in the tit%e o+ the #ro#ert/ +orec%ose& b/ N5. FM'+urther c%ai*e& that hen Mr. 5on$ insta%%e& the #u*#s in his a&Boinin$ #ro#ert/, a o%untar/ease*ent as constitute& in +aor o+ FM'.

6i%% the action #ros#erD !43"

H'.

A con$re$ation +or re%i$ious o*en, b/ a/ o+ co**o&atu*, is usin$ the rea% #ro#ert/ one&

an& re$istere& in the na*e o+ 7#ouses Manue% as a retreat house.

Maria, a he%#er o+ the con$re$ation &iscoere& a chest in the bac)/ar&. 6hen she o#ene& thechest, it containe& seera% #ieces o+ Bee%r/ an& *one/. !43"

!A" (an the chest containin$ the #ieces o+ Bee%r/ an& *one/ be consi&ere& as hi&&entreasureD

!5" 6ho has the ri$ht to c%ai* onershi# o+ itD

H''.

On March 0, 2000, Mariano &ie& intestate an& as surie& b/ his i+e, @eonora, an&chi%&ren, ani%o an& (ar%ito. One o+ the #ro#erties he %e+t as a #iece o+ %an& in A%aban$ herehe bui%t his resi&entia% house.

A+ter his buria%, @eonora an& MarianoGs chi%&ren etraBu&icia%%/ sett%e& his estate. Therea+ter,@eonora an& ani%o a&ise& (ar%ito o+ their intention to #artition the #ro#ert/. (ar%ito o##ose&ino)in$ Artic%e 1


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resi&es in the #re*ises, the +a*i%/ ho*e continues unti% that *inor bene+iciar/ beco*es o+ a$e.

's the contention o+ (ar%ito tenab%eD !43"

H'''.

7#ouses Ma$tan$$o% *ana$e& an& o#erate& a $aso%ine station on a 1,000 s.*. %ot hich the/%ease& +ro* Francisco 5i$%a-aa. The contract as +or a #erio& o+ three !" /ears. 6hen thecontract e#ire&, Francisco as)e& the s#ouses to #eace+u%%/ acate the #re*ises. The s#ousesi$nore& the &e*an& an& continue& ith the o#eration o+ the $aso%ine station.

One *onth a+ter, Francisco, ith the ai& o+ a $rou# o+ ar*e& *en, cause& the c%osure o+ the$aso%ine station b/ constructin$ +ences aroun& it.

6as the act o+ Francisco an& his *en %a+u%D 6h/D !43"

H'H.

6ho enBo/s the Ri$ht o+ RetentionD !13"

!A" e#ositar/ unti% +u%% #a/*ent o+ hat *a/ be &ue hi* in &e#osit.

!5" @essee i+ he a&ances the e#enses +or the re#air o+ the %ease& #re*ises.

!(" 5ai%ee i+ bai%or oes hi* so*ethin$.

!" 5ui%&er in ba& +aith +or the recoer/ o+ necessar/ an& use+u% e#enses.

HH.

Mabuha/ %e*entar/ 7choo% or$anie& a +ie%& tri# +or its Jra&e ' stu&ents in Fort 7antia$o,Mani%a Koo, an& 7tar (it/. To be ab%e to Boin, the #arents o+ the stu&ents ha& to si$n a #iece o+#a#er that rea&s as +o%%os:

9' a%%o */ chi%& !na*e o+ stu&ent", Jra&e L 7ection, to Boin the schoo%Gs +ie%& tri# on Februar/14, 2014.

' i%% not +i%e an/ c%ai* a$ainst the schoo%, a&*inistrator or teacher in case so*ethin$ ha##ensto */ chi%& &urin$ the tri#.9

>oe/, a -/ear-o%& stu&ent o+ Mabuha/ %e*entar/ 7choo% as bitten b/ a sna)e hi%e the$rou# as tourin$ Mani%a Koo. The #arents o+ >oe/ sue& the schoo% +or &a*a$es. The schoo%,as a &e+ense, #resente& the aier si$ne& b/ >oe/Gs #arents.

6as there a a%i& aier o+ ri$ht to sue the schoo%D 6h/D !43"


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HH'.

A &e%a/e& accession is: !13"

!A" +or*ation o+ an is%an&

!5" au%sion

!(" a%%uiu*

!" chan$e in the course o+ the rierbe&

HH''.

On March 2, 1C80, (orne%io +i%e& an a##%ication +or %an& re$istration ino%in$ a #arce% o+a$ricu%tura% %an& that he ha& bou$ht +ro* 'saac i&enti+ie& as @ot No. 21E ith an area o+ one

!1" hectare. urin$ the tria%, (orne%io c%ai*e& that he an& his #re&ecessors-in-interest ha& beenin o#en, continuous, uninterru#te&, #ub%ic an& a&erse #ossession an& occu#ation o+ the %an&+or *ore than thirt/ !0" /ears. e %i)eise intro&uce& in ei&ence a certi+ication &ate& Februar/12, 1C81 citin$ a #resi&entia% &ec%aration to the e++ect that on >une 14, 1C80, a$ricu%tura% %an&so+ the #ub%ic &o*ain, inc%u&in$ the subBect *atter o+ the a##%ication, ere &ec%are& a%ienab%ean& &is#osab%e a$ricu%tura% %an&. !43"

!A" '+ /ou are the Bu&$e, i%% /ou $rant the a##%ication +or %an& re$istration o+ (orne%ioD

!5" (an (orne%io acuire sai& a$ricu%tura% %an& throu$h acuisitie #rescri#tion, hetheror&inar/ or etraor&inar/D

HH'''.

A+ter un&er$oin$ se reassi$n*ent in a +orei$n countr/, >ose, ho is no usin$ the na*e o+9>osie,9 *arrie& his #artner A&or. 's the *arria$e a%i&D !13"

!A" es, the *arria$e is a%i& +or as %on$ as it is a%i& in the #%ace here it is ce%ebrate&+o%%oin$ Artic%e 1 o+ the (ii% (o&e.

!5" es, the *arria$e is a%i& i+ a%% the essentia% an& +or*a% e%e*ents o+ *arria$e un&erthe Fa*i%/ (o&e are #resent.

!(" No, the *arria$e is not a%i& because one essentia% e%e*ent o+ *arria$e is absent.

!" No, the *arria$e is not a%i& but is oi&ab%e because 9>osie9 concea%e& her rea%i&entit/.

HH'.

Te&, *arrie& to Annie, ent to (ana&a to or). Fie !


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Un+ortunate%/, Te& &iscoere& that Annie an& his +rien& @ouie ere hain$ an a++air. ee#%/ hurt,Te& returne& to (ana&a an& +i%e& a #etition +or &iorce hich as $rante&. 'n ece*ber 201,Te& &eci&e& to *arr/ his chi%&hoo& +rien& (oraon in the ?hi%i##ines. 'n #re#aration +or thee&&in$, Te& ent to the @oca% (ii% Re$istr/ o+ Queon (it/ here his *arria$e contract ith

Annie as re$istere&. e as)e& the (ii% Re$ister to annotate the &ecree o+ &iorce on his

*arria$e contract ith Annie. oeer, he as a&ise& b/ the Nationa% 7tatistics O++ice !N7O"to +i%e a #etition +or Bu&icia% reco$nition o+ the &ecree o+ &iorce in the ?hi%i##ines.

's it necessar/ +or Te& to +i%e a #etition +or Bu&icia% reco$nition o+ the &ecree o+ &iorce heobtaine& in (ana&a be+ore he can contract a secon& *arria$e in the ?hi%i##inesD !43"

HH.

Mario eecute& his %ast i%% an& testa*ent here he ac)no%e&$es the chi%& bein$ conceie& b/his %ie-in #artner >osie as his on chi%&; an& that his house an& %ot in 5a$uio (it/ be $ien tohis unborn conceie& chi%&. Are the ac)no%e&$*ent an& the &onation *ortis causa a%i&D

6h/D !43"

HH'.

'saac %ease& the a#art*ent o+ orotea +or to !2" /ears. 7i !E" *onths a+ter, 'saac sub%ease& a#ortion o+ the a#art*ent &ue to +inancia% &i++icu%t/. 's the sub%ease contract a%i&D !13"

!A" es, it is a%i& +or as %on$ as a%% the e%e*ents o+ a a%i& sub%ease contract are#resent.

!5" es, it is a%i& i+ there is no e#ress #rohibition +or sub%easin$ in the %ease contract.

!(" No, it is oi& i+ there is no ritten consent on the #art o+ the %essor.

!" No, it is oi& because o+ breach o+ the %ease contract.

HH''.

Fe, s#erana, an& (ari&a& inherite& +ro* their #arents a


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as their on chi%&ren a+ter the #arents o+ the *inors &ie& in a ehicu%ar acci&ent.

Ten !10" /ears a+ter, steban &ie&. Maria %ater on *arrie& her boss anie%, a 5ritish nationa%ho ha& been %iin$ in the ?hi%i##ines +or to !2" /ears.

6ith the #er*ission o+ anie%, Maria +i%e& a #etition +or the a&o#tion o+ Faith an& o#e. 7he &i&not inc%u&e anie% as her co-#etitioner because +or Maria, it as her +or*er husban& stebanho raise& the )i&s.

'+ /ou are the Bu&$e, ho i%% /ou reso%e the #etitionD !43"

HH'H.

Ti*oth/ eecute& a Me*oran&u* o+ A$ree*ent !MOA" ith Iristo#her settin$ u# a businessenture coerin$ three !" +ast+oo& stores )non as 9un$r/ To##in$s9 that i%% be estab%ishe&at Ma%% Uno, Ma%% os, an& Ma%% Tres.

The #ertinent #roisions o+ the MOA #roi&es:

1. Ti*oth/ sha%% be consi&ere& a #artner ith thirt/ #ercent !03" share in a%% o+ thestores to be set u# b/ Iristo#her;

2. The #rocee&s o+ the business, a+ter &e&uctin$ e#enses, sha%% be use& to #a/ the#rinci#a% a*ount o+ ?ohn ?au%, as his attorne/-in+act. >ohn ?au% as $ien the #oerto &ea% ith treasure-huntin$ actiities on >oe Mi$ue%Gs %an& an& to +i%e char$es a$ainst thoseho *a/ enter it ithout the %atterGs authorit/. >oe Mi$ue% a$ree& to $ie >ohn ?au% +ort/ #ercent!403" o+ the treasure that *a/ be +oun& on the %an&.


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Therea+ter, >ohn ?au% +i%e& a case +or &a*a$es an& inBunction a$ainst @i%o +or i%%e$a%%/ enterin$>oe Mi$ue%Gs %an&. 7ubseuent%/, he hire& the %e$a% serices o+ Att/. Au&re/ a$reein$ to $ie the%atter thirt/ #ercent !03" o+ >oe Mi$ue%Gs share in hateer treasure that *a/ be +oun& in the%an&.

issati+ie& hoeer ith the strate$ies i*#%e*ente& b/ >ohn ?au%, >oe Mi$ue% uni%atera%%/reo)e& the 7?A $rante& to >ohn ?au%.

's the reocation #ro#erD !43"

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