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Practice question: Affirmative Defenses (Rule 8, Sec. 12)

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A defendant's affirmative defense is denied. Explain the ordinary remedial treatment stated in Rule 8, Section 12(e), and why the denial does not itself decide the plaintiff's ultimate entitlement to judgment.

Legal references

  • https://lawphil.net/courts/rules/am_19-10-20-sc_2019.html — Rule 8, Section 12; Rule 9, Section 1; Rule 15, Section 12.

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