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A Was One of the Passengers of a Vessel of Sulpicio

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A was one of the passengers of a vessel of Sulpicio Lines that sank resulting in the death of hundreds of passengers including A. The heirs of A filed an action for damages praying for compensatory, exemplary, moral damages. The brothers and sisters intervened and prayed for moral damages. Are they correct?


A) Yes, the brothers and sisters of A are entitled to moral damages because of the mental anguish they suffered by reason of A's death.
B) Yes, the brothers and sisters of A are entitled because the law provides that moral damages may be recovered in the following and analogous cases, they being collateral relatives who are entitled to inherit.
C) No, only the spouse, legitimate and illegitimate descendants and ascendants of A are entitled to an award of moral damages.
D) The brothers and sisters of A are entitled to moral damages because of the injury suffered by them due to the act or omission of Sulpicio which was the proximate cause of A's death.

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