Practice question
Can an answer to a third-party complaint include defenses the third-party plaintiff has against the original plaintiff’s claim?
- Only unrelated criminal defenses may be raised
- No, Rule6 Section13 expressly forbids them
- Yes
- Only the original plaintiff may write the answer
- The third-party defendant may never answer
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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