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Practice question: Presumptions in Civil Actions and Proceedings

Multiple Choice Medium

Practice question

Two properly applicable civil presumptions address compatible facts and point to no contradictory conclusion. Must the court discard one solely because Section5 mentions weightier policy?
  1. No; that selection rule concerns inconsistency
  2. Yes; only one presumption may ever exist in a case
  3. Yes; the first pleaded automatically destroys the second
  4. Only the defendant may choose
  5. Only the clerk may select

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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