LAW 104: TORTS AND DAMAGES
irst Semester, AY 2018-2019
Prof. Mary Rose S. Tan
Contact Information: maryrose.tan@gmail.com
4¥639178871555
Course Schedule: Tuesdays and Thursdays, 6:30 to 8 p.m.
Room 221
Attendance Requirement: College of Law rules on attendance shall be strictly
applied. Students may only be absent for any cause for a
maximum of 6 sessions.
Assessment: (1) Class participation 25% ~ Ret, qunss toke Foe exon
(2) Midterm assessment 25%
(3) Comprehensive final exam 50%
Passing grade: 60
Grade equivalent: 1 97 to 100
1.25 93 to 96
15 89 to 92
175 84 to 88
2 78 to 83
2.25 72 to 77
25 68 to 71
275 64 to 67
3 60 to 63
4 59 to 55
5 54 and belowINTRODUCTION
1. Quasi-Delict as a Source of Obligation
2. Remedies in case of breach of an obligation
Part: DAMAGES
| GENERAL PROVISIONS (Articles 2195-2198)
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Concept of Damages
People v. Ballesteros, 285 SCRA 438
Carticiano v. Nuval, 341 SCRA 264 129, 2014.
Lito Corpuz v. People of the Philippines, G.R. No. 180016, April 29,
Review of damages, damage and injury
Custodio v. Court of Appeals, 253 SCRA 483.
Distinguished from restitution and injunction
Actual or Compensatory Damages (Articles 2199-2215)
Concept of actual or compensatory damages
Basilan Lumber Co. v. Cagayan Timber Lumber, 2 SCRA 766
Perfecto v. Gonzales, 128 SCRA 635
Geluz v. Court of Appeals, 2 SCRA 801
Kinds of compensatory damages
G.A. Machineries, Inc. v. Yaptinchay, 126 SCRA 78
General Enterprises, Inc. v. Lianga Bay Logging, 11 SCRA 733,
Measure of damages
Contracts
Quasi-contracts
Lim Siengco v. Lo Seng, 45 Phil. 732
Cariaga v. Laguna-Tayabas Bus Company, 110 Phil. 346
Rodriguez v. Findlay & Co., 14 Phil. 294
ow 108; Torts ond Oamages, Sem 1 AY 2018-2019(il) Crimes
People v. Narvaez, 121 SCRA 389,
People v. Jugueta, G.R. No. 202124, April 5, 2016
(iv) Quasi-delict
Ww) Crimes and Quasi-delict resulting in death
People v. Jumamoy, G.R. No. 101584, April 7, 1993
Mendoza v. Casumpag, G.R. No. 197987, March 19, 2012
Other cases:
‘Abesamis v. Woodcraft Works, 30 SCRA 372
Siguenza v. Court of Appeals, 137 SCRA 570
Sun Life v. Rueda Hermanos, 37 Phil. 844
‘Mansanares v. Moreta, 38 Phil. 82; concurring opinion J. Malcolm
Villa Rey Transit v. Court of Appeals, 31 SCRA 511
People v. Quilaton, 205 SCRA 279
Heirs of Castro v. Bustos, 27 SCRA 327
People v. Aringue, 283 SCRA 291
Rodriguez-Luna v. Intermediate Appellate Court, 135 SCRA 242
D. Subrogation
Vector Shipping Corporation v. American Home Assurance Company and
Sulpicio Lines, G.R. No. 159213, July 03, 2013.
E. Attorney's Fees
Quirante v. Intermediate Appellate Court, 169 SCRA 769
Yu v. Ngo Yet Te, 514 SCRA 423
Gomez v. Gomez-Samson, 514 SCRA 475
Frias v. San Diego-Sison, 520 SCRA 244
BPI Family Bank v. Franco, 538 SCRA 184
F Rules on interest
Eastern Shipping Lines, Inc. v. Court of Appeals, 234 SCRA 78
Nacar v. Gallery Frames, G.R. No. 189871, August 13, 2013
Low 104: Torts and Damages, Sem 1 AY 2018-2019