Concept

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1. Under Article 2199, what is the general basis of actual or compensatory damages, absent an applicable exception?
2. Does Article 2200 limit indemnification exclusively to the value already lost?
3. Does stating an exact number in a complaint by itself prove actual damages?
4. A damaged machine is properly repaired. Competent evidence proves a reasonable PHP40,000 repair expense causally attrib…
5. A new business claims millions in lost profit solely from an optimistic sales target, without evidence supporting the p…
6. A claimant submits reliable evidence for PHP80,000 of relevant expenses but asks PHP300,000, with the remainder unsuppo…
7. The evidence establishes an actual pecuniary loss but, from the nature of the case, its amount cannot be proved with ce…
8. Distinguish proof of liability from proof of the amount of actual damages.
9. Explain the actual-loss and lost-profit components in Article 2200.
10. When can uncertainty in the amount call for considering temperate rather than exact actual damages?
11. Article2205 expressly recognizes what personal-injury pecuniary category?
12. Does Article2205 recognize injury to business standing or commercial credit as a damage category?