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Practice question: Presumptions in Civil Actions and Proceedings

Multiple Choice Easy

Practice question

Under Rule 131, Section 5's default civil rule, what does a presumption impose on the party against whom it is directed?
  1. Automatic criminal liability
  2. The burden of going forward with evidence to rebut or meet it
  3. A prohibition on presenting any evidence
  4. An automatic final judgment
  5. A duty to disprove every unrelated allegation

Legal references

  • https://lawphil.net/courts/rules/pdf/am_19-08-15-sc_2019.pdf — A.M. No. 19-08-15-SC, current Rule 131 §§1–3,5–6; Rule 133 §§1–2.

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