Practice question
Under Rule10 Section4, may a clearly typographical error be corrected at the court’s initiative?
- Yes, provided no prejudice is caused to the adverse party
- No; only a new lawsuit can correct it
- No; all typographical errors are final judgments
- No; a court may never act on its own
- No; correction always creates a new cause
Legal references
- 2019 Civil Procedure Amendments, relevant current Rules9–12: https://lawphil.net/courts/rules/am_19-10-20-sc_2019.html
- Rules of Court, relevant unchanged provisions of Rules9–12: https://lawphil.net/courts/rules/rc_1-71_civil.html
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