Practice question
Which is an essential feature of the former judgment for bar by prior judgment?
- It is merely a tentative interim observation.
- It was privately drafted but never judicially issued.
- It is a final merits judgment by a court with the required jurisdiction.
- It is any demand letter.
- It is any pending unserved complaint.
Legal references
- https://sc.judiciary.gov.ph/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/2019-rules-of-civil-procedure.pdf — Supreme Court official2019 Rules, Rule39§§47–48 and Rules57–61.
- https://lawphil.net/judjuris/juri2025/aug2025/gr_243317_2025.html — Aguila v Perfect Dimension, GR243317, August4 2025, main decision.
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