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Article 2220Other Kinds of Damages
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Willful injury to property may be a legal
ground for awarding moral damages if the court should
find that, under the circumstances, such damages are
justly due. The same rule applies to breaches of contract
where the defendant acted fraudulently or in bad faith.
SECTION 2 Nominal Damages
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