Practice question
A plaintiff cannot attend its evidence-in-chief date because of an established serious emergency and promptly supplies a legally sufficient justification. The defendant says every absence automatically requires dismissal with prejudice under Section3. Which is best?
- Every absence conclusively proves fault
- The phrase no justifiable cause is meaningless
- The court must assess the established justification; Section3 is not an automatic sanction for every absence
- No court may examine the explanation
- The plaintiff automatically wins because it has an excuse
Legal references
- Rule17 Section3: https://lawphil.net/courts/rules/am_19-10-20-sc_2019.html
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