Practice question
What does Section 13 permit when the plaintiff is uncertain which of several persons owes the relief?
- Automatic judgment against every person regardless of proof.
- Joining any or all as alternative defendants.
- Omitting every possible defendant forever.
- Conclusive admission that no claim exists.
- Mandatory criminal prosecution instead of civil pleading.
Legal references
- Rules of Court, Rule 3 Sections 12-15 and 19, unchanged provisions read with current amendments: https://lawphil.net/courts/rules/rc_1-71_civil.html
- 2019 Amendments to Civil Procedure, Rules 2-4 and relevant Rule 10 Section 3, current operative provisions: https://lawphil.net/courts/rules/am_19-10-20-sc_2019.html
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