Practice question
An affirmative defense has been denied in an ordinary case governed by Section 12(e). What avenue does that paragraph expressly preserve?
- An immediate private reversal by counsel.
- A newspaper declaration overruling the court.
- Raising it among the matters on appeal after judgment on the merits.
- Automatic dismissal without judicial action.
- A new barangay trial of the same judicial ruling.
Legal references
- https://lawphil.net/courts/rules/am_19-10-20-sc_2019.html — Rule 8, Section 12, read with Rule 9, Section 1.
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