Practice question
A claimant submits reliable evidence for PHP80,000 of relevant expenses but asks PHP300,000, with the remainder unsupported and no applicable exception established. The claimant says liability alone proves the whole demand. Which is correct?
- The entire demand must be awarded
- The largest claimed number controls
- Actual recovery must rest on duly proved compensable loss, not the unsupported remainder merely because wrongdoing occurred
- No documented expense can be considered
- The defendant chooses any arbitrary amount
Legal references
- Civil Code, Article 2199: https://elibrary.judiciary.gov.ph/thebookshelf/showdocs/2/53360
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