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Practice question: Modes of Discovery (Rules 23–29)

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Practice question

An officer taking a deposition notes a timely objection to evidence. A party insists the officer must erase the answer and resolve every evidentiary issue conclusively during the examination. What does Section 17 direct?
  1. Objections are noted, and evidence objected to is taken subject to the objections.
  2. Every answer must be erased on demand.
  3. The officer conclusively decides every trial issue.
  4. No objection can ever be made.
  5. An objection automatically ends the entire lawsuit.

Legal references

  • https://lawphil.net/courts/rules/am_19-10-20-sc_2019.html — Current Rule 23, Sections 1, 4, 7, 15 and 17.

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