Practice question
Is a demand for the conveyance of a specified parcel necessarily personal merely because it is captioned specific performance?
- No; the requested transfer of land must be examined.
- Yes; the caption conclusively controls.
- Yes; every contract-related action is personal.
- Yes; land can never be an object of specific performance.
- Yes; adding the word performance excludes Rule 4.
Legal references
- Hernando v. Golden Sun Finance Corp., G.R. No. 259295, May 7, 2025, main decision, actual relief and scope of exclusive venue: https://lawphil.net/judjuris/juri2025/may2025/gr_259295_2025.html
- Gochan v. Gochan, G.R. No. 146089, December 13, 2001, main decision, specific performance seeking conveyance of land: https://lawphil.net/judjuris/juri2001/dec2001/gr_146089_2001.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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