Practice question
A claimant establishes entitlement to temperate damages and the applicable aggravated-conduct basis for exemplary damages. Does lack of compensatory damages alone defeat Article 2234’s prerequisite?
- Yes, every prerequisite requires receipts for the full loss
- Yes, only exact compensatory damages count
- Yes, temperate damages are the same as nominal damages
- No; temperate entitlement is expressly included
- Yes, the defendant chooses the permitted category
Legal references
- Civil Code, Articles 1226-1230, 1701-1703, 2224-2235: https://lawphil.net/statutes/repacts/ra1949/ra_386_1949.html
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