Practice question
In an ordinary contract case, the answer expressly admits all material facts establishing the debt and default and alleges no defense or factual issue. The record makes that condition apparent. Which procedure may be appropriate?
- An automatic criminal trial
- Mandatory trial of facts the parties have expressly admitted in every case
- Judgment on the pleadings if the governing requirements are satisfied
- A requirement that the plaintiff abandon the claim
- A rule that admissions can never affect civil judgment
Legal references
- https://lawphil.net/courts/rules/rc_1-71_civil.html — Rule 34 section 1, answer failing to tender an issue or admitting material allegations and the marriage or legal-separation exception.
- https://lawphil.net/courts/rules/am_19-10-20-sc_2019.html — current Rule 34 section 2, apparent no-issue basis for court-initiated or motion-based judgment and Rule 15 treatment otherwise; Rule 8 section 11, unliquidated damages.
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