Practice question
An admitted supplemental complaint is served while an original answer remains on file. No supplemental answer is filed. The claimant insists silence necessarily leaves the supplemental complaint wholly unanswered and default automatic. Which Section7 provision must be considered?
- The original answer serves as the answer if no new or supplemental answer is filed
- The original answer never has any continuing role
- Every supplement automatically erases the answer
- Default follows without applying any rule
- A new complaint number is mandatory
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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