Practice question
A defendant possessed a compulsory transaction-connected damages counterclaim when answering. It merely denied liability and never asserted that affirmative claim, sought amendment or used another available cure. After final judgment it sues separately on that omitted claim. Which Rule9 issue arises?
- The omitted compulsory-counterclaim bar
- Every denial automatically pleaded the damages claim
- All compulsory claims may always be saved for later
- A new caption necessarily defeats the bar
- The answer was itself a favorable damages judgment
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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