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2003-06-10 |
CARPIO, J. |
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| xxx while no proof of pecuniary loss is necessary in order that moral damages may be awarded, the amount of indemnity being left to the discretion of the court (Art. 2216), it is, nevertheless, essential that the claimant satisfactorily prove the existence of the factual basis of the damage (Art. 2217) and its causal relation to defendant's acts. This is so because moral damages, though incapable of pecuniary estimation, are in the category of an award designed to compensate the claimant for actual injury suffered and not to impose a penalty on the wrongdoer.[37] (Emphasis supplied) In the body of its decision, the trial court gave no basis to justify the award of moral damages. The trial court simply awarded moral damages in the dispositive portion of its decision.[38] | |||||