Practice question
A plaintiff claims damages for defective goods, and the defendant asserts a distinct unpaid-price counterclaim. The court treats the single label defendant as proof that no burden can ever rest on that party and awards the counterclaim without its essential facts. Which is correct?
- The counterclaim must be proved under the applicable claim-specific burden
- Defendants are exempt from proving every counterclaim
- An answer automatically proves the price debt
- The plaintiff must supply all missing counterclaim facts
- The judge may create the agreement from speculation
Legal references
- AM19-08-15-SC, current Rule130 Section54; Rule131 Sections1–3,5–6; Rule133 Section1: https://lawphil.net/courts/rules/am_19-08-15-sc_2019.html
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