Nancy Go v. The Honorable Court of Appeals

Summary

This case involves a breach of contract for wedding video coverage services. Petitioners Nancy and Alex Go provided video coverage for private respondents' wedding but erased the tape, causing significant emotional distress to the newlyweds who had planned to show it to relatives. The Regional Trial Court awarded substantial damages including moral and exemplary damages. The Court of Appeals affirmed, and the Supreme Court upheld the decision with one significant modification. The Supreme Court rejected petitioners' agency defense due to insufficient evidence and held that video coverage is a service contract, not involving ownership of equipment. However, the Court modified the judgment to hold only Nancy Go liable, finding that she alone entered the contract under the principle that contracts bind only the contracting parties, thereby absolving her husband Alex Go from liability.