Philippine Civil Code Art. 2197: General Provisions

Statute: Philippine Civil Code
Article: Art. 2197
Topic: General Provisions
Status: In force
Book: BOOK IV Obligations and Contracts
Title: TITLE XVIII DAMAGES
Chapter: CHAPTER 1 General Provisions
Year: 1949
Cited by: A Supreme Court decision

The provision

Damages may be: (1) Actual or compensatory; (2) Moral; (3) Nominal; (4) Temperate or moderate; (5) Liquidated; or (6) Exemplary or corrective.

Cases applying this article

Emiliano Manuel v. Honorable Court of Appeals G.R. No. 96781

Civil Code, Art. 2197 is found in CHAPTER 1 General Provisions of TITLE XVIII DAMAGES of BOOK IV Obligations and Contracts of the Civil Code of the Philippines (Republic Act No. 386).

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