Practice question
A court finds no defamatory statement, illegal search, unlawful detention or other asserted legal wrong, and no applicable analogous basis. Claimant invokes emotional upset alone to demand moral damages. Which is correct?
- Any hurt feeling establishes liability by itself.
- Emotional upset alone does not supply the missing actionable legal basis.
- No proof of wrongful conduct is ever needed.
- The amount demanded supplies the legal ground.
- The defendant must disprove every conceivable grievance.
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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