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BAR EXAMINATION 2007

CIVIL LAW

9 September 2007 8 A.M. - 12 Noon

INSTRUCTIONS

This questionnaire consists of ten (10 numbers containe! in se"en (7 pa#es.$ea! each question "er% carefu&&%. Ans'er legibly clearly an! concisely.Start each number on a separate pa#es) an ans'er to a sub-question un!erthe same number ma% be 'ritten continuous&% on the same pa#e an!imme!iate&% succee!in# pa#es unti& comp&ete!. *o not repeat the question. Amere +,es+ or +No+ ans'er 'ithout an% correspon!in# !iscussion 'i&& not be#i"en an% cre!it.

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Si#ne! ADOLFO S. AZCUNAChairperson

2007 Bar Examination Committee

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CIVIL LAW

*istin#uish the fo&&o'in# concepts?

(10?

Mani&a :etro&eum o. o'ne! an! operate! a petro&eum operation faci&it% offthe coast of Mani&a. The faci&it% 'as &ocate! on a f&oatin# p&atform ma!e of'oo! an! meta& upon 'hich 'as permanent&% attache! the hea"% equipment

for the petro&eum operations an! &i"in# quarters of the cre'. The f&oatin#p&atform &i@e'ise containe! a #ar!en area 'here trees p&ants an! f&o'ers

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'ere p&ante!. The p&atform 'as tethere! to a ship the M 101 'hich 'asanchore! to the seabe!.

a. s the p&atform mo"ab&e or immo"ab&e propert%B

b. Are the equipment an! &i"in# quarters mo"ab&e or immo"ab&e propert%B

c. Are the trees p&ants an! f&o'ers immo"ab&e or mo"ab&e propert%B

:&ease brief&% #i"e the reason for %our ans'ers.

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Cp&ain the fo&&o'in# concepts an! !octrines an! #i"e an eCamp&e of each?

.(10?

e!roc@ an! D :ropert% *e"e&opment orp. is a !e"e&opment compan%en#a#e! in !e"e&opin# an! se&&in# sub!i"isions con!ominium units an!in!ustria& estates. n or!er to rep&enish its in"entories it embar@e! on an

a##ressi"e &an! ban@in# pro#ram. t emp&o%e! +scouts+ 'ho roam a&& o"er the:hi&ippines to &oo@ for an! con!uct in"esti#ations on prospecti"e sites foracquisition an! !e"e&opment 'hether !e"e&ope! semi-!e"e&ope! or ra'&an!. The mana#ement of e!roc@ as@s %ou as the compan% counse& toprepare a manua& containin# a summar% of the pertinent &a's an! re#u&ationsre&atin# to &an! re#istration an! acquisition of tit&e to &an!. The manua& shou&!inc&u!e the fo&&o'in# items %ears o&!. Thereafter

Amor met *a"i! an! the% #ot marrie! 'hen she 'as 20 %ears o&!.*a"i! ha! a son Ju&ian 'ith his eC-#ir&frien! San!ra. Ju&ian an!The&ma can #et marrie!.

.(10?

n 198G Jennifer an! ra! 'ere ma!&% in &o"e. n 1989 because a certain:icasso paintin# remin!e! ra! of her Jennifer acquire! it an! p&ace! it in hisbe!room. n 1990 ra! an! Jennifer bro@e up. 4hi&e ra! 'as men!in# hisbro@en heart he met An#ie an! fe&& in &o"e. ecause the :icasso paintin#

remin!e! An#ie of him ra! in his 'i&& bequeathe! the paintin# to An#ie. ra!!ie! in 199>. Sa!!ene! b% ra!Ks !eath Jennifer as@e! for the :icasso

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paintin# as a remembrance of him. An#ie refuse! an! c&aime! that ra! inhis 'i&& bequeathe! the paintin# to her. s An#ie correctB 4h% or 'h% notB

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Mu&tip&e choice< hoose the ri#ht ans'er. (2? each

1. The parties to a bai&ment are the