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    Wassner Vs Velez

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    Beatriz Wassmer sued Francisco Velez for moral damages after he left and their wedding plans were called off after obtaining a marriage license and spending money on invitations and apparel. While there is no law for breach of promise to marry, the court ruled Beatriz suffered frustration and humiliation. It affirmed damages be paid to Beatriz for expenses as well as moral and exemplary damages since Francisco fraudulently made her believe they would still wed.

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    Beatriz Wassmer sued Francisco Velez for moral damages after he left and their wedding plans were called off after obtaining a marriage license and spending money on invitations and apparel. While there is no law for breach of promise to marry, the court ruled Beatriz suffered frustration and humiliation. It affirmed damages be paid to Beatriz for expenses as well as moral and exemplary damages since Francisco fraudulently made her believe they would still wed.

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    Beatriz Wassmer sued Francisco Velez for moral damages after he left and their wedding plans were called off after obtaining a marriage license and spending money on invitations and apparel. While there is no law for breach of promise to marry, the court ruled Beatriz suffered frustration and humiliation. It affirmed damages be paid to Beatriz for expenses as well as moral and exemplary damages since Francisco fraudulently made her believe they would still wed.

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    Wassner Vs Velez

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    Beatriz Wassmer sued Francisco Velez for moral damages after he left and their wedding plans were called off after obtaining a marriage license and spending money on invitations and apparel. While there is no law for breach of promise to marry, the court ruled Beatriz suffered frustration and humiliation. It affirmed damages be paid to Beatriz for expenses as well as moral and exemplary damages since Francisco fraudulently made her believe they would still wed.

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    BEATRIZ P. WASSMER, plaintiff-appellee, vs.

    FRANCISCO X. VELEZ, defendant-appeallant


    No. L-20089. December 26, 1964

    FACTS:

    Francisco Velez and Beatriz Wassmer planned to get married. However, Velez went away
    and Beatrizdid not hear from him again. Beatriz sued Francisco and asked the latter to
    pay her moral damages. Velez contended that there is no provision of the law authorizing
    an action for breach of promise to marry. However, the court did not find this defense
    meritorious because even though it is true that there is no law for breach of promise to
    marry, Wassmer still suffered frustration and public humiliation.

    ISSUE:

    Did the court err in ordering the defendant to pay plaintiff moral damages?

    RULING:

    The case at bar is not a mere breach of promise to marry because it is not considered an
    actionable wrong. The mere fact the couple have already filed a marriage license and
    already spent for invitations, wedding apparels, gives the plaintiff reason to demand for
    payment of damages. The court affirmed the previous judgment and ordered
    the defendant to pay the plaintiff moral damages for the humiliation she suffered;
    actual damages for the expenses incurred and exemplary damages because
    the defendant acted fraudulently in making the plaintiff believe that he will come
    back and the wedding will push through.

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