Practice question
Absent a controlling exception, where is venue laid for an action affecting title to Philippine real property under Rule 4 section 1?
- Anywhere the plaintiff’s lawyer prefers
- Only where the defendant was born
- In the proper court for the area where the property or a portion is situated
- Only in Metro Manila
- Only where the first witness resides
Legal references
- https://lawphil.net/courts/rules/am_19-10-20-sc_2019.html — Rule 4 sections 1–4, real and personal actions, nonresidents and exceptions; Rule 8 section 12, timely venue defense.
- https://lawphil.net/judjuris/juri1969/oct1969/gr_l-27033_1969.html — Polytrade Corp. v. Blanco, G.R. No. L-27033, October 31, 1969, permissive versus exclusive venue stipulation; current procedural requirements read from amended Rules.
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