Text of the provision
Art. 2198. The principles of the general law on damages are hereby adopted insofar as they are not inconsistent with this Code.
Civil Code of the Philippines, Republic Act No. 386, approved June 18, 1949, effective August 30, 1950. Reproduced in full; verified verbatim against the LawPhil and ChanRobles official-text renderings.
What this article means
The principles of the general law on damages are adopted insofar as they are not inconsistent with this Code.
Related provisions
- Article 2197 — The Six Kinds of Damages.
- Article 2199 — Actual Damages Must Be Proved.
Cases interpreting this article
- Authorities on this article will be added here as each is verified against primary sources.
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