Practice question
A complaint states two alternative grounds. GroundOne independently states a sufficient claim; GroundTwo is deficient. The defendant asserts that the deficiency necessarily destroys GroundOne. Which is correct?
- The defendant may delete the sufficient alternative
- One deficient alternative always destroys the whole pleading
- Alternative pleading is categorically prohibited
- Rule8 Section2 rejects that automatic consequence
- Only the order of paragraphs decides the case
Legal references
- 2019 Rules of Civil Procedure, AM19-10-20-SC, Rules6–9: https://lawphil.net/courts/rules/am_19-10-20-sc_2019.html
- Continuing provisions marked no amendment in2019, Rules6 Sections9,12,13;7 Section2;8 Sections2,4,9;9 Sections1–2: https://lawphil.net/courts/rules/rc_1-71_civil.html
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