Civil Code Art. 2199: Actual or Compensatory

Statute: Civil Code
Article: Art. 2199
Topic: Actual or Compensatory Damages
Book: BOOK IV Obligations and Contracts
Title: TITLE XVIII DAMAGES
Chapter: CHAPTER 2 Actual or Compensatory Damages
Year: 1949

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.

Cases applying this article

Republic Planters Bank v. Ricardo O. Montinola, Jr. G.R. No. 134728

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