Case of Wassmer v. Velez: Formally Set A Wedding and Go
Case of Wassmer v. Velez: Formally Set A Wedding and Go
Case of Wassmer v. Velez: Formally Set A Wedding and Go
Example:
Workmens Compensation Act which give relief to labor
in case of injury.
The right to fire employees must not be abused.
Art. 25. Thoughtless extravagance in expenses for
pleasure or display during a period of acute public
want or emergency may be stopped by order of the
courts at the instance of any government or private
charitable institution.
Person who can file an action under this article are:
1. Any government institution;
2. Any private charitable institution.
Only the courts upon proper action can order the
stopping of this ostentatious display of wealth.
Art. 26. Every person shall respect the dignity,
personality, privacy and peace of mind of his
neighbors and other persons. The following and
similar acts, though they may not constitute a
criminal offense, shall produce a cause of action for
damages, prevention and other relief:
(1) Prying into the privacy of another's residence:
(2) Meddling with or disturbing the private life or
family relations of another;
(3) Intriguing to cause another to be alienated from
his friends;
(4) Vexing or humiliating another on account of his
religious beliefs, lowly station in life, place of birth,
physical defect, or other personal condition.
The principal rights protected under this article are the
following:
1. Right to personal dignity;
2. Right to personal security;
3. Right to family relations;
4. Right to social intercourse;
5. Right to security;
6. Right to peace of mind
a. Prying into the privacy of anothers residence- this
includes respect for anothers name, picture, or
personality except insofar as is needed for publication
of information and pictures of legitimate news value;
b. Meddling with or disturbing the private life or family
relations of another - includes alienation of the affecting
of the husband wife. Thus, a girl who makes love to a
Requisites:
1. That the defendant be a public official charged
with the performance of official duties;
2. That there be a violation of an official duty in
favor of an individual;
3. That there be a willfulness or negligence in the
violation of such official duty;
4. That there be an injury to the individual
Instances where there is No liability under this article:
1. Impossibility of performance
No funds provided with which an officer could
obey an ordinance requiring the removal of
refuse from private property.
2. Contributory negligence of plaintiff
3. When ministerial officer vested with no
discretion
Ex: A police who instead of giving legal assistance
to the victim, intimidates and harasses said victim
A town mayor who consistently absent from
council sessions
Art. 28. Unfair competition in agricultural,
commercial or industrial enterprises or in labor
through the use of force, intimidation, deceit,
machination or any other unjust, oppressive or
highhanded method shall give rise to a right of
action by the person who thereby suffers damage.
Art. 28 is necessary in a system of free enterprise.
RA 166 defines unfair competition as any person who
shall make any false statement in the course of trade or
who shall commit any other act contrary to good faith of
a nature calculated to discredit the goods, business, or
services.
The concept of unfair competition under art. 28 is
broader than that RA 166, in the former the term covers
even cases of discovery of trade secretes, bribery of his
employees, misrepresentation of all kinds, interference
with the fulfillment of a competitors contracts
Unfair competition may constitute a criminal offense,
and every person criminally liable for a felony is also
civilly liable.
Elements of unfair competition:
1. That the offender gives his goods the general
appearance of the goods of another
manufacturer or dealer;
2. That the general appearance is shown in the
goods themselves, or in the wrapping of their
3.
4.