Civil Code Art. 2217: Moral damages — definition (1949)

The provision

ARTICLE 2217. Moral damages include physical suffering, mental anguish, fright, serious anxiety, besmirched reputation, wounded feelings, moral shock, social humiliation, and similar injury. Though incapable of pecuniary computation, moral damages may be recovered if they are the proximate result of the defendant's wrongful act or omission.

Related provisions

Civil Code Art. 2219 — Moral damages — recoverable cases
Civil Code Art. 2220 — Moral damages for breach of contract in bad faith
Civil Code Art. 2221 — Nominal damages
Civil Code Art. 2231 — Exemplary damages in quasi-delict (gross negligence)
Civil Code Art. 2232 — Exemplary damages in contracts and quasi-contracts

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