Full Title
AN ACT FIXING THE MINIMUM INDEMNITY IN ALL CASES OF CIVIL LIABILITY FOR THE DEATH OF A PERSON AT TWO THOUSAND PESOS.
Congress
Date of Approval
June 2, 1938
Other Details
Issuance Category
Legislative Issuance Type
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Official Gazette
Official Gazette Source
Official Gazette vol. 36 no. 85 page 1816 (7/16/1938)
Full Text of Issuance
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[ Commonwealth Act No. 284, June 03, 1938 ]
AN ACT FIXING THE MINIMUM INDEMNITY IN ALL CASES OF CIVIL LIABILITY FOR THE DEATH OF A PERSON AT TWO THOUSAND PESOS.
Be it enacted by the National Assembly of the Philippines: SECTION 1. The civil liability for the death of a person shall be fixed by the competent court at a reasonable sum, upon consideration of the pecuniary situation of the party liable and other circumstances; but it shall in no case be less than two thousand pesosSEC. 2. This Act shall take effect on its approvalApproved, June 3, 1938.
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