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Practice question: Factum Probans vs. Factum Probandum

Multiple Choice Easy

Practice question

Is an asserted supporting circumstance necessarily a proved fact merely because counsel calls it factum probans?
  1. Only italics are required
  2. Yes; the Latin label supplies proof
  3. No
  4. Only the pleading’s length matters
  5. Every allegation is necessarily an admission

Legal references

  • A.M.19-08-15-SC, 2019 amended Rules on Evidence, effective May1,2020, Rules128,130,131 and133: https://lawphil.net/courts/rules/pdf/am_19-08-15-sc_2019.pdf
  • Dela Llana v. Biong, G.R.182356, December4,2013, MAIN: https://lawphil.net/judjuris/juri2013/dec2013/gr_182356_2013.html

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