Practice question
A permanently injured person proves impairment of earning capacity but the defendant argues only hospital bills can ever be pecuniary damage. Which is correct?
- Article2205 recognizes the separate earning-capacity category, subject to proof
- Medical bills are the sole lawful category
- Earning capacity is necessarily a criminal fine
- Future capacity can never have pecuniary significance
- The claimant’s profession is always irrelevant
Legal references
- Civil Code RA386: https://lawphil.net/statutes/repacts/ra1949/ra_386_1949.html Articles2199–2200,2205.
- Metro Rail Transit v Gammon Philippines GR200401 January17,2018 MAIN: https://lawphil.net/judjuris/juri2018/jan2018/gr_200401_2018.html Lost-profit proof and net profit estimate.
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