Practice question
Several defendants face a common cause of action. Some answer and others do not. The claimant demands a separate automatic victory against the silent defendants regardless of the evidence on the common claim. Which is best?
- Common defenses can never matter
- All answering defendants also become defaulted
- No trial is allowed
- Rule9 directs trial against all on the answers filed and judgment upon the evidence in the specified common-cause setting
- The court must award inconsistent relief without review
Legal references
- Rule9 Section3(c): https://lawphil.net/courts/rules/rc_1-71_civil.html
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