Practice question
A litigant submits many admitted exhibits but none addresses an essential disputed element of the claim. Does the large quantity alone establish that element?
- No; evidence must actually support the fact that must be proved
- Yes; volume cures every missing connection
- Yes; a thick record conclusively proves all allegations
- Yes; the opponent must accept all proposed inferences
- No; documentary evidence can never prove an element
Legal references
- https://lawphil.net/courts/rules/pdf/am_19-08-15-sc_2019.pdf — A.M. No. 19-08-15-SC, 2019 Revised Rules on Evidence, effective May 1, 2020; Rules 128 §§1–4, 130 §§1–2, 131 §1, and 133 §§1–2,6.
- https://lawphil.net/judjuris/juri2013/dec2013/gr_182356_2013.html — Dela Llana v. Biong, G.R. No. 182356, December 4, 2013, MAIN decision (evidentiary facts, ultimate fact, and admissibility versus weight).
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