- Petitioner
- Snow Mountain Dairy Corporation
- Respondent
- Gma Veterans Force
- Citation
- G.R. No. 192446
- Court
- Supreme Court
- Division
- Third Division
- Ponente
- Peralta, J.
- Decided
- November 19, 2014
Summary
Snow Mountain Dairy Corporation entered a one-year security service agreement with GMA Veterans Force, Inc. but terminated it early without just cause or proper notice. The RTC and CA awarded actual damages based on the full contracted amount for the remaining period. However, the Supreme Court found insufficient evidence to establish actual loss since the contracted amount included security guards' wages, not just the agency's profit. The Court deleted the actual damages award and granted temperate damages of P200,000.00 instead, recognizing that while respondent suffered pecuniary loss from the breach, the exact amount could not be proven with certainty. This case clarifies the distinction between actual and temperate damages in contract breach situations.