Civil Code Art. 2224: Other Kinds of Damages

Statute: Civil Code
Article: Art. 2224
Topic: Other Kinds of Damages
Book: BOOK IV Obligations and Contracts
Title: TITLE XVIII DAMAGES
Chapter: CHAPTER 3 Other Kinds of Damages
Year: 1949

The provision

Temperate or moderate damages, which are more than nominal but less than compensatory damages, may be recovered when the court finds that some pecuniary loss has been suffered but its amount can not, from the nature of the case, be provided with certainty.

Cases applying this article

Coca-Cola Bottlers Philippines v. Spouses Jose R. Bernardo G.R. No. 190667
Ernesto Oppen v. Darwin G. Koh G.R. No. 249330
Leticia Tan v. Omc Carriers G.R. No. 190521
Viron Transportation Co. v. Alberto Delos Santos y Natividad G.R. No. 138296
Republic of the Philippines v. Alberto Looyuko G.R. No. 170966
National Power Corporation v. The Honorable Court of Appeals (Ninth Division) G.R. No. 124378

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