in se"en (7 pa#es. $ea! each question "er% carefu&&%. Ans'er legibly( clearly( an! concisely. Start each number on a separate pa#es) an ans'er to a sub-question un!er the same number ma% be 'ritten continuous&% on the same pa#e an! imme!iate&% succee!in# pa#es unti& comp&ete!. *o not repeat the question. A mere +,es+ or +No+ ans'er 'ithout an% correspon!in# !iscussion 'i&& not be #i"en an% cre!it. -AN* .N ,/0$ N/T12//3 4.T- T-.S 501ST./NNA.$1. 6//* 7083999 Si#ne! ADOLFO S. AZCUNA Chairperson 2007 Bar Examination Committee :71AS1 8-183 T-1 N0M21$ /; :A61S .N T-.S S1T 4A$N.N6< N/T ;/$ SA71 /$ 0NA0T-/$.=1* 0S1 CIVIL LAW . *istin#uish the fo&&o'in# concepts< a. /ccupation ". possession. (>? b. .&&e#a& an! impossib&e con!itions in a simp&e !onation ". i&&e#a& an! impossib&e con!itions in an onerous !onation. (>? .. (10? Mani&a :etro&eum 8o. o'ne! an! operate! a petro&eum operation faci&it% off the 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 'ere p&ante!. The p&atform 'as tethere! to a ship( the MA 101( 'hich 'as anchore! 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 8 A.M. - 12 Noon
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. .... 1Cp&ain the fo&&o'in# concepts an! !octrines an! #i"e an eCamp&e of each<
A... 4rite +T$01+ if the statement is true or +;A7S1+ if the statement is fa&se. .f the statement is ;A7S1( state the reason. (2? each . 1. $oberta( a ;i&ipino( 17 %ears of a#e( 'ithout the @no'&e!#e of his parents( can acquire a house in Austra&ia because Austra&ian 7a's a&&o' a&iens to acquire propert% from the a#e of 1G. 2. .f a man commits se"era& acts of seCua& infi!e&it%( particu&ar&% in 2002( 200H( 200I( 200>( the prescripti"e perio! to fi&e for &e#a& separation runs from 2002. H. An in!i"i!ua&( 4hi&e sin#&e( purchases a house an! &ot in 1990 an! borro's mone% in 1992 to repair it. .n 199>( such in!i"i!ua& #ets marrie! 'hi&e the !ebt is sti&& bein# pai!. After the marria#e( the !ebt is sti&& the responsibi&it% of such in!i"i!ua&. I. The !a% after John an! Marsha #ot marrie!( John to&! her that he 'as impotent. Marsha continue! to &i"e 'ith John for 2 %ears. Marsha is no' estoppe! from fi&in# an annu&ment case a#ainst John. >. Amor #a"e birth to The&ma 'hen she 'as 1> %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!. A.... (10? .n 198G( Jennifer an! 2ra! 'ere ma!&% in &o"e. .n 1989( because a certain :icasso paintin# remin!e! 2ra! of her( Jennifer acquire! it an! p&ace! it in his be!room. .n 1990( 2ra! an! Jennifer bro@e up. 4hi&e 2ra! 'as men!in# his bro@en heart( he met An#ie an! fe&& in &o"e. 2ecause the :icasso paintin# remin!e! An#ie of him( 2ra! in his 'i&& bequeathe! the paintin# to An#ie. 2ra! !ie! in 199>. Sa!!ene! b% 2ra!Ks !eath( Jennifer as@e! for the :icasso paintin# as a remembrance of him. An#ie refuse! an! c&aime! that 2ra!( in his 'i&&( bequeathe! the paintin# to her. .s An#ie correctB 4h% or 'h% notB .L Mu&tip&e choice< 8hoose the ri#ht ans'er. (2? each 1. The parties to a bai&ment are the< a. bai&or) b. bai&ee) c. comodatario; !. a&& the abo"e) e. &etters a an! b 2. A !eposit ma!e in comp&iance 'ith a &e#a& ob&i#ation is< a. an eCtraEu!icia& !eposit) b. a "o&untar% !eposit) c. a necessar% !eposit) !. a !eposit 'ith a 'arehouseman) e. &etters a an! b H. A contract of antichresis is a&'a%s< a. a 'ritten contract) b. a contract( 'ith a stipu&ation that the !ebt 'i&& be pai! throu#h receipt of the fruits of an immo"ab&e)
c. .n"o&"es the pa%ment of interests( if o'in#) !. A&& of the abo"e) e. 7etters a an! b 4. An( assi#nee in a procee!in# un!er the .nso&"enc% 7a' !oes not ha"e the !ut% of< a. suin# to reco"er the properties of the state of the inso&"ent !ebtor) b. se&&in# propert% of the inso&"ent !ebtor) c. ensurin# that a !ebtor corporation operate the business efficient&% an! effecti"e&% 'hi&e the procee!in#s are pen!in#) !. co&&ectin# an! !ischar#in# !ebts o'e! to the inso&"ent !ebtor. >. .n or!er to obtain appro"a& of the propose! sett&ement of the !ebtor in an inso&"enc% procee!in#. a. the court must initiate the proposa& b. 2MH of the number of cre!itors shou&! a#ree to the sett&ement) c. HM> of the number of cre!itors shou&! a#ree to the sett&ement) !. 1MH of the tota& !ebts must be represente! b% the appro"in# cre!itors) e. 7etters a an! b L (10? ;or purpose of this question( assume a&& forma&ities an! proce!ura& requirements ha"e been comp&ie! 'ith. .n 1970( $amon an! *essa #ot marrie!. :rior to their marria#e( $amon ha! a chi&!( Anna. .n 1971 an! 1972( $amon an! *essa &e#a&&% a!opte! 8herr% an! Miche&&e respecti"e&%. .n 197H( *essa !ie! 'hi&e #i"in# birth to 7arr% Anna ha! a chi&!( 7ia. Anna ne"er marrie!. 8herr%( on the other han!( &e#a&&% a!opte! She&&%. 7arr% ha! t'ins( -ans an! 6rete&( 'ith his #ir&frien!( ;iona. .n 200>( Anna( 7arr% an! 8herr% !ie! in a car acci!ent. .n 2007( $amon !ie!. 4ho ma% inherit from $amon an! 'ho ma% notB 6i"e %our reason brieft&%) NOTH N! "O##O$%.