Practice question
Can an injunction ordering a named defendant to perform or stop an act operate in personam?
- No; every injunction is necessarily in rem.
- Yes.
- No; naming a defendant eliminates every personal duty.
- No; only actions for money can be in personam.
- No; a court can never direct a party’s conduct.
Legal references
- Domagas v. Jensen, G.R. No. 158407, January 17, 2005, main decision, ejectment as real and in personam; classification doctrine only: https://lawphil.net/judjuris/juri2005/jan2005/gr_158407_2005.html
- 2019 Amendments to Civil Procedure, Rules 2-4 and relevant Rule 10 Section 3, current operative provisions: https://lawphil.net/courts/rules/am_19-10-20-sc_2019.html
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