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Practice question: Exemplary or Corrective Damages

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Practice question

What criminal-offense circumstance does Article 2230 identify as a basis for considering exemplary damages?
  1. Every acquittal regardless of facts
  2. One or more aggravating circumstances
  3. Mere existence of a police report
  4. The defendant’s wealth alone
  5. A request unconnected to any offense

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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