Practice question
What is the general Rule 3 section 11 treatment of misjoinder or nonjoinder of parties?
- Either defect automatically dismisses the action
- The judge can never add or drop a party
- Every omitted person automatically wins
- Neither is by itself a ground for dismissal; parties may be added or dropped under the rule
- The defects always eliminate subject-matter jurisdiction
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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