Practice question
An agency labels a paper FINAL NOTICE, but the paper only schedules the merits hearing and leaves liability entirely undecided. For ordinary appeal, what should control?
- The capitalization alone
- The thickness of the paper
- The recipient’s preferred caption
- The number of copies served
- Its substantive effect and the remaining proceedings
Legal references
- SEC v. CJH Development Corp., G.R. No. 210316, November 28, 2016, main decision: https://elibrary.judiciary.gov.ph/thebookshelf/showdocs/1/62616; finality discussion and SRC Section 64.3.
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