Practice question
A simple contractual delay is proved, but no fraud, bad faith, other applicable statutory ground or analogous basis is shown. The claimant relies only on ordinary disappointment to demand moral damages. Is breach alone enough under Article 2220?
- No, the required additional legal and factual basis must be established
- Yes, every contractual breach automatically yields moral damages
- Yes, every disappointed expectation is compensable morally
- No, because contracts can never support moral damages
- Only the sum claimed matters
Legal references
- Civil Code Articles 2216–2220: https://lawphil.net/statutes/repacts/ra1949/ra_386_1949.html
- Nunez v. Spouses Nunez, GR 267108, February 5, 2025, main decision, factual basis for moral damages: https://lawphil.net/judjuris/juri2025/feb2025/gr_267108_2025.html
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