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Practice question: Nominal Damages

Multiple Choice Easy Jurisprudence

Practice question

Article 2222 permits nominal damages in obligations from which sources?
  1. Any source enumerated in Article 1157, or where a property right has been invaded
  2. Only sales
  3. Only criminal convictions
  4. Only written loans
  5. Only contracts worth over P1 million

Legal references

  • Civil Code Articles 2216 and 2221–2223: https://lawphil.net/statutes/repacts/ra1949/ra_386_1949.html
  • Paulino v. Sutherland Global Services, GR 262564, August 6, 2025, main decision, vindicatory nominal damages: https://elibrary.judiciary.gov.ph/thebookshelf/showdocs/1/70181

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