Practice question
Before any service, the original summons is destroyed accidentally. What course is expressly contemplated by current section 4?
- Counsel may privately create judicial process without court action
- The court may issue alias summons upon motion
- The claim is automatically extinguished
- The defendant must write the summons for the plaintiff
- A newspaper advertisement becomes summons without leave
Legal references
- https://lawphil.net/courts/rules/am_19-10-20-sc_2019.html — current Rule 14 sections 2–6 and 20–21, continuing validity, court recall, alias after loss or destruction, proper service and return.
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