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Art. 2197
Actual or compensatory
Moral
Nominal
Temperate or moderate
Liquidated
Exemplary or corrective
Proof of pecuniary loss when and when not
necessary:
1. Restitutio in Integrum
Real property:
Market value immediately before and after the
injury.
Total loss – time and place of loss - FMV
Loss of Possession: (real or personal property)
1. Medical expenses
2. Plastic surgery
3. Future medical expenses and life care
4. Alternative approach (periodic or lump sum)
Ramos v CA 8K/ month life support
Mercury v CA – lump sum
Formula:
But in cases:
Non working minor:
Metro manila transit corp. vs ca – based on
minimum wage for non-agricultural worker.
Also:
Art. 2208
11 enumerations
Art. 2203
After the act or omission of defendant, the plaintiff
must act to minimize the damage,
If the plaintiff can act with reasonableness to lessen
the damage and he did not, it will have an effect in
the claim of the plaintiff, this is anchored on equity /
unjust enrichment / but it does not include yielding
to a wrongful demand of wrongdoer to save him
from liability.
Collateral source rule:
Principle of subrogation
*
Subrogation to the amount paid only
If not sufficient the plaintiff will go after the
defendant for the uncovered amount of damages.
Employees Compensation Benefits:
Includes:
Physical suffering
Mental Anguish
Fright
Serious Anxiety
Besmirched Reputation
Wounded Feelings
Moral shock
Social humiliation
And similar injury
Award – is incapable of pecuniary estimation-but
calculated compensation- not punitive in nature
2nd notice
notice of termination
Temperate/Moderate Damages:
1. To ensure performance
2. To provide a fixed amount of rate as
liquidated damages.
3. To strengthen the coercive force of the
obligation by threat of greater responsibility
in case of breach.
4. As a penalty
5. Fixed amount to recover without proof.
a) Based on the case filed by Mrs. A, what is the source of Mr. X’s obligation
to her as a result of his acts?
b) May Mrs. A claim actual damages from Mr. X? if so, how much can Mrs. A
claim?
c) May Mrs. A claim damages on behalf of her unborn baby ?
d) What must Mrs. A prove if she wants to recover moral damages from Mr. X?
e) Assuming that Mrs. A is awarded actual and moral damages by the trial
court, may she also claim interest if the final and executory judgment award
remains unpaid by Mr. X? if so, when should the interest be reckoned and what
is the rate of the interest?