Practice question
Does changing a legal label necessarily avoid preclusion when the same cause and all other requisites remain?
- Only the caption controls identity
- Every new label creates a new cause
- No
- Every renamed complaint must proceed
- Parties may delete a final judgment by wording
Legal references
- Rule39 Sections16,26,47–48: https://lawphil.net/courts/rules/rc_1-71_civil.html
- Heirs of Solano v. Dy, GR228490 and228645, February12,2024, MAIN ruling on substantial identity, privity and issue preclusion: https://elibrary.judiciary.gov.ph/thebookshelf/showdocs/1/69722
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