Practice question
Does a defendant’s denial of the complaint itself necessarily set up an affirmative counterclaim for relief?
- Yes, every answer automatically asserts all possible claims
- Yes, every denial is a damages counterclaim
- No
- Yes, no relief need ever be claimed
- Only the plaintiff decides what defendant pleaded
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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