- Statute
- Philippine Civil Code
- Article
- Art. 2203
- 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
The provision
The party suffering loss or injury must exercise the diligence of a good father of a family to minimize the damages resulting from the act or omission in question.
Intellegal Wiki · In plain terms
Someone who suffers loss or injury cannot simply let the damage grow; they must act with the care of a reasonably prudent person to keep the harm as small as possible. In practice this means losses that could have been avoided through such reasonable effort will not be charged against the wrongdoer.
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