Practice question
A crime causes proven consequential losses to the victim and to a third person. Which statement correctly applies Article 107?
- Only the offender may recover consequential damages
- A third person can never claim a loss caused by the crime
- The third person’s loss is automatically payable without proof
- Consequential damages may include the third person’s loss by reason of the crime, subject to the applicable proof
- Only losses appearing in the stolen property’s price are legally cognizable
Legal references
- https://lawphil.net/statutes/acts/act1930/act_3815_1930.html — Revised Penal Code, Articles 104–107, restitution, reparation and consequential damages.
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