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5 Rollo, p. 21.
6 Ibid.
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Art. 19. Every person must, in the exercise of his rights and in the
performance of his duties, act with justice, give everyone his due,
and observe honesty and good faith.
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which the loss or harm was not the result of a violation of a legal
duty. In such cases, the consequences must be borne by the
injured person alone, the law affords no remedy for damages
resulting from an act which does not amount to a legal injury or
wrong. These situations are often called damnum absque injuria.
In other words, in order that a plaintiff may maintain an action
for the injuries of which he complains, he must establish that
such injuries resulted from a breach of duty which the defendant
owed to the plaintiff—a concurrence of injury to the plaintiff and
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