Practice question
A claimant omits a necessary party, gives an inadequate reason, and then without justifiable cause disobeys an order to include that party whose personal jurisdiction can be obtained. What consequence does Rule 3 section 9 specify?
- Automatic victory against the omitted person
- A waiver of the claim against that necessary party
- Automatic criminal conviction of every witness
- Loss of all rights of every person in the case
- A rule that the omitted person is bound despite lack of joinder
Legal references
- https://lawphil.net/courts/rules/am_19-10-20-sc_2019.html — Rule 3, sections 2–3, 5, 7–11, 16 and 20, real parties, representatives, joinder and death of a party.
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