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Practice question: Burden of Proof

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Practice question

A receipt proves an employee received a sum but identifies no date, period or obligation. The employer relies on it as conclusive proof of a particular disputed month’s benefit. What evidentiary gap matters?
  1. No connection to the disputed period is ever needed
  2. Only the receipt’s font
  3. Only the employer’s office address
  4. Only the employee’s preferred nickname
  5. Connection of the payment to the specific disputed date or period and obligation

Legal references

  • Philippine Airlines v. Ahmee, GR Nos. 221065 and 221164, April 7, 2025, main decision, proof of payment: https://lawphil.net/judjuris/juri2025/apr2025/gr_221065_2025.html

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