Practice question
A publication-leave motion is supported by an authorized person’s affidavit on the plaintiff’s behalf setting forth the grounds. Must the plaintiff personally be the only possible affiant?
- No; Section19 expressly allows a person on the plaintiff’s behalf
- Yes; all other affidavits are prohibited
- Yes; only a newspaper editor may support leave
- Yes; the defendant must swear to the motion
- Yes; only the judge can make the affidavit
Legal references
- Current Rule14 relevant Sections5–6,11–12,14–16 and19–23: https://lawphil.net/courts/rules/am_19-10-20-sc_2019.html Unknown defendant, identity discovery and publication proof.
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