Practice question
A claimant proves an illegal search and resulting humiliation proximately caused by it. Defendant says lack of bodily injury alone necessarily excludes moral damages. Which is correct?
- All moral claims require broken bones.
- Search cases are categorically immune.
- Humiliation automatically establishes every legal element without proof.
- Illegal search is a separate listed category; bodily injury is not universally indispensable.
- Only actual repair bills may be awarded.
Legal references
- Civil Code Articles 2206, 2208 and 2216-2225: https://lawphil.net/statutes/repacts/ra1949/ra_386_1949.html
- University of Southeastern Philippines v. Sarate, G.R. No. 247617, November 25, 2025, en banc main decision, Part IV: https://elibrary.judiciary.gov.ph/thebookshelf/showdocs/1/70367
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