Practice question
A civil presumption favors a party, but that party’s own admitted records supply competent contrary proof. The opponent points to those records rather than calling a redundant new witness. Must the court ignore them solely because the opponent did not produce a new witness?
- No; the court assesses the actual evidence meeting the presumption
- Yes; existing records cannot rebut anything
- Yes; only live testimony may ever meet a presumption
- Yes; a presumption survives every documentary record
- Only the number of witnesses matters
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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