A placed a bet of P10,000.00 that San Beda would win the NCAA basketball championship. B accepted the bet. But B refused to pay after SBC won. Is B correct?

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• Gody obtained a loan from Eusebio in the amount of PhP10,000.00 payable on June 30, 2005 plus 10% interest. On January 2, 2005, Gody won PhP100, 000.00 in a bingo game and he offered to pay PhP10,000.00 to Eusebio. Eusebio refused to accept the payment offered by Gody. Which of the following statements is correct?
• A tolerated B to use his land, hence, B constructed a road where his trucks would pass through, going in and out of his land. Fifty (50) years thereafter, A asked B to pay rentals but B refused contending that he has already acquired ownership over the easement of right of way by prescription. Is B correct?
• A called up B that he was selling his house and lot for P10M. Within one (1) hour after B accepted the offer, he invited A for dinner at the Manila Hotel where B paid the dinner in the amount of P5,000.00. They agreed that the P5,000.00 was the downpayment. A receipt for the payment of P5,000.00 for the dinner was issued. When A refused to sell, B sued for specific performance. Is B correct?
• A & B lived together as husband and wife without the benefit of marriage. For a few months before his death, A was writing his autobiography and stated that he loved B so much and because of that, they decided to live together as husband and wife, but planned to marry. At the time he was writing his autobiography, B was pregnant and he stated in his autobiography that he was the father of the child inside the womb of B. He died without finishing it and failed to sign the same. Two (2) months thereafter, the child C, was born, hence, B sought to register the child under the name of A but the Local Civil Registrar refused, hence, she filed a suit for mandamus to compel the registrar to register the child under A’s name. She testified as narrated above; D, the father of A testified that during the lifetime of A he lived with B and she was pregnant at that time. E the brother of A likewise testified along the same line. Is the action of B correct?
• A, B, C, D are the co-owners of a parcel of land. A sold his undivided share to X with the knowledge of his co-owners. One (1) year after the sale, they wanted to exercise the right of legal redemption, but A and X refused. Whose contention is correct?
• A lent money to B in 1950 payable in 1951. Despite demand, B failed to pay. In 2011, his daughter who recently became a lawyer sent a demand for payment to B who sent a letter acknowledging the debt and asked for one (1) year to pay but failed to pay within the extended period. A filed a complaint for sum of money. How do you think the court will decide?
• When A’s obligation to B became due and demandable, A offered to pay, but refused to accept payment. State the remedies of A.
• In 1986, Jennifer and Brad were madly in love. In 1989, because a certain Picasso painting reminded brad of her, Jennifer acquired it and placed it in his bedroom. In 1990, Brad and Jennifer broke up. While Brad was mending his broken hearth, he met Angie and fell in love. Because the Picasso painting reminded Angie of him, Brad in his will bequeathed the painting to Angie. Brad died 1995. Saddened by Brad’s death, Jennifer asked for the Picasso painting as a remembrance of him. Angie refused and claimed that Brad, in his will, bequeathed the painting to her is Angie correct? Why or why not?
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