[Solved] Which among the following fails to state a correct legal principle?

Q.	Which among the following fails to state a correct legal principle?
A.	The debtor in obligations to do shall be released when the prestation becomes legally or physically impossible without the fault of the obligor.
B.	Whenever the thing is lost in the possession of the debtor, it shall be presumed that the loss was due to his fault, unless there is proof to the contrary.
C.	An obligation which consists in the delivery of a determinate thing shall be extinguished in any event it should be lost or destroyed without the fault of the debtor.
D.	Condonation or remission is essentially gratuitous, and requires the acceptance by the obligor. It may be made expressly or impliedly.
Answer» C. An obligation which consists in the delivery of a determinate thing shall be extinguished in any event it should be lost or destroyed without the fault of the debtor.

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