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Practice question: Damnum Absque Injuria

Multiple Choice Easy

Practice question

What does damnum absque injuria describe?
  1. Loss or harm without violation of a legal right or duty creating the asserted claim
  2. Every intentional legal wrong
  3. An automatic entitlement to compensation for every disappointment
  4. Only physical injury to land
  5. A rule that all negligent harm is immune

Legal references

  • Civil Code Articles 19–21 and 2176: https://lawphil.net/statutes/repacts/ra1949/ra_386_1949.html
  • Sanggacala v. National Power Corporation, GR 209538, July 7, 2021, main decision: https://lawphil.net/judjuris/juri2021/jul2021/gr_209538_2021.html

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