Civil Code Art. 2199: Actual or Compensatory

Statute: Civil Code
Article: Art. 2199
Topic: Actual or Compensatory Damages
Status: In force
Book: BOOK IV Obligations and Contracts
Title: TITLE XVIII DAMAGES
Chapter: CHAPTER 2 Actual or Compensatory Damages
Year: 1949
Cited by: Multiple Supreme Court decisions

The provision

Except as provided by law or by stipulation, one is entitled to an adequate compensation only for such pecuniary loss suffered by him as he has duly proved. Such compensation is referred to as actual or compensatory damages.

Intellegal Wiki · In plain terms

Except where a law or the parties' agreement provides otherwise, a person can recover only for the actual money loss he suffered and has duly proven. This proven, out-of-pocket recovery is what the law calls actual or compensatory damages.

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Cases applying this article

Republic Planters Bank v. Ricardo O. Montinola, Jr. G.R. No. 134728
Papertech v. E-Joblink G.R. No. 253219
Garcia v. Lorea G.R. No. 248574
Industrial Personnel v. Country Bankers Insurance Corporation G.R. No. 194126
National Power Corporation v. Mimbisa Amboloto G.R. No. 214366
Oceaneering Contractors (Phils.) v. Nestor N. Barretto G.R. No. 184215

Related provisions in this Chapter

Civil Code, Art. 2201 Actual or Compensatory Damages
Civil Code, Art. 2202 Actual or Compensatory Damages
Civil Code, Art. 2207 Actual or Compensatory Damages
Civil Code, Art. 2208 Actual or Compensatory Damages
Civil Code, Art. 2209 Actual or Compensatory Damages
Civil Code, Art. 2210 Actual or Compensatory Damages
Civil Code, Art. 2211 Actual or Compensatory Damages
Civil Code, Art. 2212 Actual or Compensatory Damages

Civil Code, Art. 2199 is found in CHAPTER 2 Actual or Compensatory Damages 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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