Article 2233

RA 386 · Civil Code of the Philippines

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Exemplary damages cannot be recovered as a matter of right. The court must have discretion to award them — they cannot be demanded as a right even if the other elements are present.

Official text — RA 386

Exemplary damages cannot be recovered as a matter of right; the court will decide whether or not they should be adjudicated.

Source: lawphil.net (RA 386 as amended)

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