Practice question
A Rule45 petitioner labels the issue 'pure law' but asks the Supreme Court to reject the trial court's credibility findings after reweighing conflicting evidence. No recognized exception to the general factual-review limitation is established. Which is correct?
- The label does not change the factual nature of the request; the ordinary Rule45 limitation applies.
- Any use of the words pure law guarantees a full factual retrial.
- Every Rule45 petition automatically reopens all testimony.
- The Court must accept every new factual assertion as true.
- A party may choose the scope of appellate jurisdiction by caption alone.
Legal references
- https://sc.judiciary.gov.ph/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/2019-rules-of-civil-procedure.pdf — Supreme Court official current2019 Rules40–41 text.
- https://lawphil.net/courts/rules/rc_1-71_civil.html — Rules40–45,51§8,64§3 (read with 2019 amendments).
- https://lawphil.net/judjuris/juri2022/jul2022/gr_243163_2022.html — International Exchange Bank v Lee, GR243163, July4 2022, main decision.
- https://elibrary.judiciary.gov.ph/thebookshelf/showdocs/1/68062 — Lagamayo v Cullinan Group, GR227718, November11 2021, main decision (Rule51§8 exceptions).
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