Practice question
A creditor says that five years by motion plus ten years by action necessarily gives fifteen years from original entry in every ordinary case. Which is best?
- The periods always add automatically
- The debtor’s name controls the total
- The action period begins only after every demand
- Every private agreement creates a new entry date
- The ordinary ten-year judgment-action period is not automatically ten extra years after the five-year motion period
Legal references
- Rule39 Section6; G.R.268116, main decision: https://lawphil.net/judjuris/juri2025/jan2025/gr_268116_2025.html
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