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A quasi-delict (culpa aquiliana) arises when a person, by act or omission, causes damage to another through fault or negligence, where there is no pre-existing contract between them (Civil Code Article 2176). Its elements are damage, fault or negligence, and a causal connection between them.
It is a principal source of obligations and the foundation of Philippine tort liability. The same act may give rise to both a quasi-delict and a crime. Damages can include moral damages and, where the defendant acted with gross negligence, exemplary damages (Article 2231).
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