Practice question
A person invokes lack of jurisdiction as the Rule47 ground. The opponent says the action must always be filed within four years from fraud discovery even though no fraud ground is asserted. Which is best?
- Every ground uses exactly the same clock
- Jurisdictional defects are always cured after one week
- The petitioner may ignore all equitable bars
- Section3 distinguishes grounds: the stated lack-of-jurisdiction action must be brought before laches or estoppel bars it
- The opponent can create a new limitation period privately
Legal references
- Rule47 Section3: https://lawphil.net/courts/rules/rc_1-71_civil.html
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