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ISSUE:
CA
Whether breach of promise to marry
219 SCRA 115 can give rise to cause claim for
damages.
FACTS:
HELD:
Marilou Gonzales, filed a complaint
dated October 27, 1987 for damages Breach of promise to marry per se is
against the petitioner for the alleged not an actionable wrong. The court
breach of their agreement to get held that when a man uses his
married. She met the petitioner in promise of marriage to deceive a
Dagupan, he was an Iranian medical woman to consent to his malicious
exchange student. He later courted desires, he commits fraud and
her and proposed marriage. The willfully injures the woman. In that
petitioner even went to Marilou’s instance, the court found that
house to secure approval of her petitioner’s deceptive promise to
parents. marry led Marilou to surrender her
virtue and womanhood.
The petitioner forced the respondent
to live with him in his apartment. She Moral damages can be claimed
filed a complaint because the when such promise to marry was a
petitioner started maltreating and deceptive ploy to have carnal
threatening her. He even tied the knowledge with the woman and
respondent in the apartment while actual damages should be paid for
he was in school and drugged her. the wedding preparation expenses.
Marilou at one time became Petitioner even committed
pregnant but the petitioner deplorable acts in disregard of the
administered a drug to abort the laws of the country.
baby.
DE JESUS vs. SYQUIA
Petitioner repudiated the marriage
agreement and told Marilou to not G.R. No. L-39110, November 28,
live with him since he is already 1933
married to someone in Bacolod. He
claimed that he never proposed
marriage, neither sought consent FACTS:
and approval of Marliou’s parents.
He claimed that he asked Marilou to Antonia Loanco was a cashier in a
stay out of his apartment since the barber shop owned by the
latter deceived him by stealing defendant’s brother in law Vicente
money and his passport. The Mendoza. Cesar Syquia,the
private respondent prayed for defendant was an unmarried scion of
damages and reimbursements of a prominent family in Manila. He got
actual expenses. acquainted with Antonio and had an
amorous relationship.As a
consequence, Antonia got pregnant
and a baby boy was born on June “The law fixes no period during
17, 1931. which a child must be in the
continuous possession of the status
In the early months of Antonia’s of a natural child; and the period in
pregnancy, defendant was a this case was long enough to reveal
constant visitor. On February 1931, the father’s resolution to admit the
he even wrote a letter to a Rev status”.
Father confirming that the child is his
and he wanted his name to be given The Supreme Court upheld the
to the child. Though he was out of decision of the lower court
the country, he continuously wrote compelling Syquia to provide support
letters which are solicitous of Antonia for the child Ismael Loanco.
and the baby’s welfare. He made
hospital arrangements through his WASSMER vs. VELEZ
friend for Antonia’s delivery.
12 SCRA 648
After giving birth, they lived together
for about a year. When Antonia
showed signs of second pregnancy, FACTS:
defendant suddenly departed and
married another woma. Beatriz Wassmer and Francisco
Velez decided to get married. They
It should be noted that during the applied and acquired marriage
christening of the child, the license and set the wedding on
defendant who was in charge of the September 4, 1954. Necessary
arrangement of the ceremony publication and preparations
caused the name Ismael Loanco to including sending off invitations were
be given instead of Cesar Syquia Jr. done.
that was first planned.
Two days before the scheduled
ISSUES: wedding, Francisco went home to
his province without properly
notifying Beatriz. He sent a telegram
1. Whether the note to the padre and that they have to postpone the
the other letters written by wedding because his mother
defendant to Antonia during her opposes it. He gave an assurance
pregnancy proves that he will return but he never did.
acknowledgement of paternity.
2. Whether the defendant should
be compelled to acknowledge the Beatriz sued for damages, Francisco
child Ismael Loanco. filed no answer and was declared in
HELD: default. The Court ordered Francisco
to pay for actual damages, moral
and exemplary damages and
The letter written by Syquia to Rev. attorney’s fees. Francisco filed a
Father and the other letters to petition for relief from orders and
Antonia are sufficient proof of motion for a new trial. The court then
paternity. The mere requirement is proposed for amicable settlement.
that the writing shall be indubitable.
Francisco contended that his failure GEORGE MANANTAN, petitioner
to marry beatriz was due to vs. COURT OF
fortuitous event and circumstances APPEALS, defendant
beyond his control. G.R. No. 107125. January 29, 2001
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