Remedios Tiongson de Lugay… · G.R. 48870

Petitioner: Remedios Tiongson de Lugay
Respondent: Domingo C. Basilio
Citation: G.R. No. 48870
Court: Supreme Court
Division: First Division
Ponente: Ozaeta, J.
Decided: May 28, 1943

Summary

Agricultural lease dispute where lessors sued tenant for unpaid rent of P1,700 for 1939-1940 agricultural year plus damages and future rent. Supreme Court partially reversed trial court, eliminating the P600 damage award as Civil Code Article 1108 limits damages for monetary obligations to legal interest unless specific damages are stipulated. Court also removed claim for 1940-1941 rent as premature since not yet due. The decision demonstrates proper application of Civil Code provisions on monetary obligations and emphasizes that courts cannot award damages beyond what the law provides for breach of payment obligations.

Statutes applied

Civil Code, Art. 1108

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