Philippine Bar review · Question

Practice question: Ordinary and Special

Multiple Choice Hard

Practice question

A creditor sues a debtor to enforce a private payment obligation through an ordinary collection complaint. Counsel calls it a special proceeding solely because the evidence includes an unusual financial instrument. Which is best?
  1. Unusual evidence automatically makes a special proceeding
  2. Every debt suit establishes status only
  3. The adversarial enforcement claim is not transformed by unusual evidence; classify the remedy under Rule1 and its actual purpose
  4. All financial instruments create criminal actions
  5. The creditor may avoid all ordinary rules by changing the cover page

Legal references

  • Rule1 Section3: https://lawphil.net/courts/rules/rc_1-71_civil.html

Answer this question in flashcards to review your response and continue practicing.