4.nancy and alex go v. ca

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SECOND DIVISION

NANCY GO and ALEX GO,

Petitioners,

G. R. No. 114791

a! "9, 1997

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&ONORA'LE CO(R) O* APPEALS,&EROGENES ONG and +ANE C. ONG,

Resondents.

D E C I S I O N

ROERO, +.-

No ess t/an t/e Constit%tion 0oands (s to rote0t arria2e as an

in$ioa3e so0ia instit%tion and t/e o%ndation o t/e ai!. 516 In o%rso0iet!, t/e iortan0e o a eddin2 0ereon! 0annot 3e %nderestiated as

it is t/e atri8 o t/e ai! and, t/ereore, an o00asion ort/ rei$in2 in t/e

s%00eedin2 !ears. It is in t/is i2/t t/at e narrate t/e ooin2 %ndis%ted

a0ts-

Pri$ate resondents, So%ses &ero2enes and +ane On2, ere arried on

+%ne 7, 19:1, in D%a2%ete Cit!. )/e $ideo 0o$era2e o t/e eddin2 as

ro$ided 3! etitioners at a 0ontra0t ri0e o P1,;<=.==. )/ree ties

t/ereater, t/e ne!eds tried to 0ai t/e $ideo tae o t/eir eddin2

/i0/ t/e! anned to s/o to t/eir reati$es in t/e (nited States /ere t/e!ere to send t/eir /one!oon, and t/ri0e t/e! aied 3e0a%se t/e tae as

aarent! not !et ro0essed. )/e arties t/en a2reed t/at t/e tae o%d

3e read! %on ri$ate resondents> ret%rn.0raa

/en ri$ate resondents 0ae /oe ro t/eir /one!oon, /oe$er, t/e!

o%nd o%t t/at t/e tae /ad 3een erased 3! etitioners and, t/ereore, 0o%d

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no on2er 3e dei$ered. *%rio%s at t/e oss o t/e tae /i0/ as s%osed

to 3e t/e on! re0ord o t/eir eddin2, ri$ate resondents ?ed on

Sete3er "@, 19:1, a 0oaint or se0i?0 eroran0e and daa2es

a2ainst etitioners 3eore t/e Re2iona )ria Co%rt, 7t/ +%di0ia Distri0t,

'ran0/ @@, D%a2%ete Cit!. Ater a rotra0ted tria, t/e 0o%rt a %o rendered

a de0ision, to it-

&ERE*ORE, B%d2ent is /ere3! 2ranted-

1. Orderin2 t/e res0ission o t/e a2reeent entered into 3eteen ainti

&ero2enes On2 and deendant Nan0! Go

". De0arin2 deendants Ae8 Go and Nan0! Go Boint! and se$era! ia3e to

aintis &ero2enes On2 and +ane C. On2 or t/e ooin2 s%s-

a P4<=.== , t/e don a!ent ade at 0ontra0t tie

3 P7<,===.==, as ora daa2es

0 P"=,===.==, as e8ear! daa2es

d P<,===.==, as attorne!>s ees and

e P",===.==, as iti2ation e8enses

Deendants are aso ordered to a! t/e 0osts.

SO ORDERED.

Dissatis?ed it/ t/e de0ision, etitioners ee$ated t/e 0ase to t/e Co%rt o

Aeas /i0/, on Sete3er 14, 199@, disissed t/e aea and aFred

t/e tria 0o%rt>s de0ision.

&en0e, t/is etition.

Petitioners 0ontend t/at t/e Co%rt o Aeas erred in not are0iatin2 t/e

e$iden0e t/e! resented to ro$e t/at t/e! a0ted on! as a2ents o a 0ertain

Pa3o Li and, as s%0/, s/o%d not /a$e 3een /ed ia3e. In addition, t/e!

a$er t/at t/ere is no e$iden0e to s/o t/at t/e eras%re o t/e tae as done

in 3ad ait/ so as to B%sti! t/e aard o daa2es. 5"6





)/e etition is not eritorio%s.

Petitioners 0ai t/at or t/e $ideo 0o$era2e, t/e 0aeraan as eo!ed

3! Pa3o Li /o aso oned t/e $ideo e%ient %sed. )/e! %rt/er assert

t/at t/e! ere! 2et a 0oission or a 0%stoers soi0ited or t/eir

rin0ia. 5@6 )/is 0ontention is riari! reised on Arti0e 1::@ o t/eCi$i Code /i0/ states t/%s-

Art. 1::@. I an a2ent a0ts in /is on nae, t/e rin0ia /as no ri2/t o

a0tion a2ainst t/e ersons it/ /o t/e a2ent /as 0ontra0ted neit/er

/a$e s%0/ ersons a2ainst t/e rin0ia.

In s%0/ 0ase t/e a2ent is t/e one dire0t! 3o%nd in a$or o t/e erson it/

/o /e /as 0ontra0ted, as i t/e transa0tion ere /is on, e80et /en t/e

0ontra0t in$o$es t/in2s 3eon2in2 to t/e rin0ia.

888 888 888

Petitioners> ar2%ent t/at sin0e t/e $ideo e%ient %sed 3eon2ed to Li

and t/%s t/e 0ontra0t as a0t%a! entered into 3eteen ri$ate resondents

and Li is not deser$in2 o an! serio%s 0onsideration. In t/e instant 0ase, t/e

0ontra0t entered into is one o ser$i0e, t/at is, or t/e $ideo 0o$era2e o t/e

eddin2. Conse%ent!, it 0an /ard! 3e said t/at t/e o3Be0t o t/e 0ontra0t

as t/e $ideo e%ient %sed. )/e %se 3! etitioners o t/e $ideo

e%ient o anot/er erson is o no 0onse%en0e.

It %st aso 3e noted t/at in t/e 0o%rse o t/e rotra0ted tria 3eo,etitioners did not e$en resent Li to 0orro3orate t/eir 0ontention t/at t/e!

ere ere a2ents o t/e atter. It o%d not 3e %narranted to ass%e t/at

t/eir ai%re to resent s%0/ a $ita itness o%d /a$e /ad an ad$erse res%t

on t/e 0ase. 546

As re2ards t/e aard o daa2es, etitioners o%d iress %on t/is Co%rt

t/eir a0 o ai0e or ra%d%ent intent in t/e eras%re o t/e tae. )/e! insist

t/at sin0e ri$ate resondents did not 0ai t/e tae ater t/e ase o t/irt!

da!s, as a2reed %on in t/eir 0ontra0t, t/e eras%re as done in 0onsonan0e

it/ 0onsistent 3%siness ra0ti0e to iniiHe osses. 5<6

e are not ers%aded.

As 0orre0t! o3ser$ed 3! t/e Co%rt o Aeas, it is 0ontrar! to /%an nat%re

or an! ne!ed 0o%e to ne2e0t to 0ai t/e $ideo 0o$era2e o t/eir

eddin2 t/e a0t t/at ri$ate resondents ?ed a 0ase a2ainst etitioners









3eies s%0/ assertion. Cear!, etitioners are 2%it! o a0tiona3e dea! or

/a$in2 aied to ro0ess t/e $ideo tae. Considerin2 t/at ri$ate resondents

ere a3o%t to ea$e or t/e (nited States, t/e! too 0are to inor

etitioners t/at t/e! o%d B%st 0ai t/e tae %on t/eir ret%rn to ont/s

ater. )/%s, t/e eras%re o t/e tae ater t/e ase o t/irt! da!s as

%nB%sti?ed.

In t/is re2ard, Arti0e 117= o t/e Ci$i Code ro$ides t/at t/ose /o in t/e

eroran0e o t/eir o3i2ations are 2%it! o ra%d, ne2i2en0e or dea!, and

t/ose /o is an! anner 0ontra$ene t/e tenor t/ereo, are ia3e or

daa2es.

In t/e instant 0ase, etitioners and ri$ate resondents entered into a

0ontra0t /ere3!, or a ee, t/e orer %ndertoo to 0o$er t/e atter>s

eddin2 and dei$er to t/e a $ideo 0o! o said e$ent. *or /ate$er

reason, etitioners aied to ro$ide ri$ate resondents it/ t/eir tae.Cear!, etitioners are 2%it! o 0ontra$enin2 t/eir o3i2ation to said ri$ate

resondents and are t/%s ia3e or daa2es.

)/e 2rant o a0t%a or 0oensator! daa2es in t/e ao%nt o P4<=.== is

B%sti?ed, as rei3%rseent o t/e dona!ent aid 3! ri$ate resondents

to etitioners. 5;6

Genera!, ora daa2es 0annot 3e re0o$ered in an a0tion or 3rea0/ o

0ontra0t 3e0a%se t/is 0ase is not aon2 t/ose en%erated in Arti0e ""19 o

t/e Ci$i Code. &oe$er, it is aso a00eted in t/is B%risdi0tion t/at ia3iit! ora %asi#dei0t a! sti e8ist desite t/e resen0e o 0ontra0t%a reations,

t/at is, t/e a0t /i0/ $ioates t/e 0ontra0t a! aso 0onstit%te a %asi#dei0t.

576 Conse%ent!, ora daa2es are re0o$era3e or t/e 3rea0/ o 0ontra0t

/i0/ as aa3! anton, re0ess, ai0io%s or in 3ad ait/, oressi$e or

a3%si$e. 5:6

Petitioners> a0t or oission in re0ess! erasin2 t/e $ideo 0o$era2e o

ri$ate resondents> eddin2 as re0ise! t/e 0a%se o t/e s%erin2 ri$ate

resondents /ad to %nder2o. As t/e aeate 0o%rt at! o3ser$ed-

Considerin2 t/e sentienta $a%e o t/e taes and t/e a0t t/at t/e e$ent

t/erein re0orded a eddin2 /i0/ in o%r 0%t%re is a si2ni?0ant iestone to

3e 0/eris/ed and ree3ered 0o%d no on2er 3e reena0ted and as ost

ore$er, t/e tria 0o%rt as 0orre0t in aardin2 t/e aeees ora daa2es

a3eit in t/e ao%nt o P7<,===.==, /i0/ as a 2reat red%0tion ro

aintis> deand in t/e 0oaint in 0oensation or t/e enta an2%is/,









tort%red eein2s, seeess ni2/ts and /%iiation t/at t/e aeees s%ered

and /i0/, %nder t/e 0ir0%stan0es, 0o%d 3e aarded as aoed %nder

Arti0es ""17 and ""1: o t/e Ci$i Code. 596

Considerin2 t/e attendant anton ne2i2en0e 0oitted 3! etitioners int/e 0ase at 3ar, t/e aard o e8ear! daa2es 3! t/e tria 0o%rt is

B%sti?ed 51=6to ser$e as a arnin2 to a entities en2a2ed in t/e sae

3%siness to o3ser$e d%e dii2en0e in t/e 0ond%0t o t/eir aairs.

)/e aard o attorne!> s ees and iti2ation e8enses are ieise roer,

0onsistent it/ Arti0e ""=: 5116 o t/e Ci$i Code.0raa

*ina!, etitioner Ae8 Go %estions t/e ?ndin2 o t/e tria and aeate

0o%rts /odin2 /i Boint! and se$era! ia3e it/ /is ie Nan0! re2ardin2

t/e e0%niar! ia3iities iosed. &e ar2%es t/at /en /is ie entered intot/e 0ontra0t it/ ri$ate resondent, s/e as a0tin2 aone or /er soe

interest. 51"6

e ?nd erit in t/is 0ontention. (nder Arti0e 117 o t/e Ci$i Code 5no

Arti0e 7@ o t/e *ai! Code6, t/e ie a! e8er0ise an! roession,

o00%ation or en2a2e in 3%siness it/o%t t/e 0onsent o t/e /%s3and. In t/e

instant 0ase, e are 0on$in0ed t/at it as on! etitioner Nan0! Go /o

entered into t/e 0ontra0t it/ ri$ate resondent. Conse%ent!, e r%e

t/at s/e is soe! ia3e to ri$ate resondents or t/e daa2es aarded

3eo, %rs%ant to t/e rin0ie t/at 0ontra0ts rod%0e ee0t on! as3eteen t/e arties /o e8e0%te t/e. 51@6

&ERE*ORE, t/e assaied de0ision dated Sete3er 14, 199@ is /ere3!

A**IRED it/ t/e odi?0ation t/at etitioner Ae8 Go is a3so$ed ro an!

ia3iit! to ri$ate resondents and t/at etitioner Nan0! Go is soe! ia3e to

said ri$ate resondents or t/e B%d2ent aard. Costs a2ainst

etitioners.0raa

SO ORDERED.

DIGES)6

Family Code – Article 73 – Exercise of Profession of Either Spouse













In 1981, Hermogenes Ong and Jane Ong contracted with Nancy Go for the latter to film

their wedding. After the wedding, the newlywed inqired a!ot their wedding "ideo !t

Nancy Go said it#s not yet ready. $he ad"ised them to retrn for the wedding "ideo after

their honeymoon. %he newlywed did so !t only to find ot that Nancy Go can no longer

&rodce the said wedding "ideo !ecase the co&y has !een erased.

%he Ongs then sed Nancy Go for damages. Nancy#s hs!and, Ale' Go, was

im&leaded. %he trial cort rled in fa"or of the s&oses Ong and awarded in their fa"or,

among others, ()*+ in moral damages. In her defense on a&&eal, Nancy Go said that

they erased the "ideo ta&e !ecase as &er the terms of their agreement, the s&oses

are s&&osed to claim their wedding ta&e within - days after the wedding, howe"er,

the s&oses neglected to get said wedding ta&e !ecase they only made their claim

after two months/ that her hs!and shold not !e im&leaded in this sit.

ISSUE: 0hether or not Nancy Go is lia!le for moral damages.

HELD: es. Her contention is !ereft of merit. It is shown that the s&oses Ong made

their claim after the wedding !t were ad"ised to retrn after their honeymoon. %he

s&oses ad"ised Go that their honeymoon is to !e done a!road and won#t !e a!le to

retrn for two months. It is contrary to hman natre for any newlywed co&le to neglect

to claim the "ideo co"erage of their wedding/ the fact that the Ongs filed a case against

Nancy Go !elies sch assertion. 2onsidering the sentimental "ale of the ta&es and the

fact that the e"ent therein recorded 3 a wedding which in or cltre is a significant

milestone to !e cherished and remem!ered 3 cold no longer !e reenacted and waslost fore"er, the trial cort was correct in awarding the Ongs moral damages in

com&ensation for the mental angish, tortred feelings, slee&less nights and hmiliation

that the Ongs sffered and which nder the circmstances cold !e awarded as

allowed nder Articles 441) and 4418 of the 2i"il 2ode.

Anent the isse that Nancy Go#s hs!and shold not !e inclded in the sit, this

argment is "alid. 5nder Article )- of the 6amily 2ode, the wife may e'ercise any

&rofession, occ&ation or engage in !siness withot the consent of the hs!and. In

this case, it was shown that it was only Nancy Go who entered into a contract with the

s&oses Ong hence only she 7Nancy is lia!le to &ay the damages awarded in fa"or of

the Ongs.

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