Practice question
In an ordinary action in personam, what are the principal functions of valid service of summons on a defendant who has not voluntarily appeared?
- To notify the defendant of the action and acquire jurisdiction over that defendant's person.
- To create subject-matter jurisdiction by agreement.
- To establish the plaintiff's claim conclusively.
- To replace all trial evidence.
- To make default automatic on the day of service.
Legal references
- https://lawphil.net/courts/rules/am_19-10-20-sc_2019.html — AM19-10-20-SC, 2019 amendments, Rule14 §§1–5,13,20–23.
- https://lawphil.net/judjuris/juri2023/apr2023/gr_206005_2023.html — SAGING v Standard Fruit, GR206005, April12 2023, main decision.
- https://lawphil.net/judjuris/juri2023/jul2023/gr_209449_2023.html — Republic v NCIP, GR209449, July11 2023, en banc main decision (notice and jurisdiction over the res).
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