Civil Code Art. 2202: Actual or Compensatory

Statute: Civil Code
Article: Art. 2202
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: A Supreme Court decision

The provision

In crimes and quasi-delicts, the defendant shall be liable for all damages which are the natural and probable consequences of the act or omission complained of. It is not necessary that such damages have been foreseen or could have reasonably been foreseen by the defendant.

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In crimes and quasi-delicts, the wrongdoer must answer for all damages that are the natural and probable result of the act or omission. It does not matter that these consequences were not, or could not reasonably have been, foreseen.

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Cases applying this article

David P. Llorente v. The Sandiganbayan (Third Division) G.R. No. 85464

Related provisions in this Chapter

Civil Code, Art. 2201 Actual or Compensatory Damages
Civil Code, Art. 2199 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. 2202 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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