Practice question
Complete relief on a cross-claim would require a new person over whom the court cannot acquire jurisdiction. A party relies solely on Section12 to compel a binding adjudication against that person anyway. What textual limit defeats the argument?
- The rule abolishes jurisdiction over new parties
- The rule conditions bringing the person in on obtaining jurisdiction
- Complete relief automatically creates personal jurisdiction
- A cross-claim overrides every service requirement
- The person’s absence is equivalent to consent
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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