Practice question
If the defendant refuses to receive and sign for summons, what alternative does Rule14 §5 expressly permit?
- Mailing it to the plaintiff's lawyer only.
- Leaving it within the defendant's view and in the defendant's presence.
- Throwing it away after the refusal.
- Leaving it at any vacant house.
- Treating refusal as the plaintiff's automatic victory.
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://elibrary.judiciary.gov.ph/thebookshelf/showdocs/11/99055 — AM19-10-20-SC, November26 2024, Rule13-A (express summons exception).
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