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CASE 20:

SARMIENTO v. SPS LUIS

ACTION: Breach of Contract

MTCC: damage

RTC: no damage

CA: no damage

SC: fo!nd for "et#t#oner$ %AMA&ES a'arded

FACTS

1. Sarm#ento 'a re(!eted )* a certa#n Lao to f#nd ome)od* to ret a "a#r ofd#amond r#ng #nto + go,d r#ng - the "a#r 'a o'ned )* Lao

+. Sarm#ento #n t!rn aed Pa*ag to end the + d#amond r#ng to %#ngd#ng/0e'e,r* Sho"$ Sarm#ento "rov#ded 1+ gram of go,d

. %#ngd#ng/

Managed )* Re"ondent Roe Ca)r#do

Re"ondent S!n 'a a d#mo!nter

Santo a go,dm#th

2. Pa*ag de,#vered to %#ngd#ng/ ONE of the d#amond earr#ng 'h#ch 'a 'orth .

and a,mot "erfect #n c!t and c,ar#t*

3. S!n d#mo!nted the d#amond from or#g#na, ett#ng )!t 'a !n!ccef!,$ ohe aed go,dm#th Santo to do #t$ Santo4 attem"ted to do #t '#th a "a#r of",#er )!t ended !" )rea#ng the gem #n the "roce

5h#,e t#,, there Pa*ag demanded 134666 from Santo$ )!t #nce hehad no mone*4 t!rned to S!n4 th#n#ng the ,atter 'a the o'ner of%#ngd#ng/

Santo tho!ght the gem 'a Sa""h#re$ den#ed )e#ng an em",o*ee of%#ngd#ng/

7. Pet#t#oner Sarm#ento re(!#red re"ondent to re",ace #t '#th the ame th#ng

8. Re"ondent ref!ed o "et#t#oner Sarm#ento 'a forced to )!* are",acement 'orth 64666

9. Re"ondent Manager Ca)r#do den#ed hav#ng entered #nto an* tranact#on'#th Pa*ag 'hom he c,a#med he on,* a' after the c,a#m for com"enat#on

. %#mo!nter S!n adm#tted to no'#ng Pa*ag 'ho came to %#ngd#ng/ )!tden#ed acce"t#ng offer

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16.B!t on a""ea,4 re"ondent conceded the e;#tence of the contract

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It ho!,d )e "o#nted o!t that Mar#,o! e;am#ned the d#amond )efored#mo!nt#ng #t from the or#g#na, ett#ng and fo!nd the ame to )e #norder

The ?e'e,r* ho" faild to "#fo#m its o$ligation %ith tho#dina#& dilign! #'(i#d $& th !i#!(mstan!s.

It !)e(!ent )reaage #n the hand of Santo co!,d on,* have )eenca!ed )* h# neg,#gence #n !#ng the 'rong e(!#"ment. Res ipsaloquitur

. The fact of the cae a,o ?!t#f* the a'ard of mora, damage

A a genera, r!,e4 moral damages are not recoverable in actionsfor damages predicated on a breach of contractfor #t # not oneof the #tem en!merated !nder Art#c,e ++1 of the C#v#, Code

Mora, damage may be awarded#n a )reach of contract onl& %hn

th# is "#oofthat defendant#. acted in bad faith4

##. or 'a guilty of gross negligence amounting to bad faith4=a #n the cae>

###. or #n wanton disregard of his contractual obligation.

Santo 'a a go,dm#th for more than 26 *ear.ven h# ,onge;"er#ence #n the trade4 he ho!,d have no'n that !#ng a "a#r of",#er #ntead of a m#n#at!re '#re a' #n d#mo!nt#ng a "rec#o! tone,#e a d#amond 'o!,d have enta#,ed an !nnecear* r# of )reaage