Practice question
A civil answer is amended and superseded. The opponent seeks to offer a factual admission from the original answer. Does the amendment alone make an evidentiary offer legally impossible?
- No; Rule10 Section8 expressly allows the offer
- Yes; amendment destroys every evidentiary use
- Yes; only the amended answer may ever be seen
- Yes; the original becomes constitutionally privileged automatically
- Yes; the admission is converted into a judicial judgment
Legal references
- AM19-08-15-SC, effectiveMay1,2020, Rules128 Sections3–4;129 Section4;130 Sections21–22,28,37;132 Sections34,39: https://lawphil.net/courts/rules/am_19-08-15-sc_2019.html
- AM19-10-20-SC, Rule10 Section8, superseded pleadings and admissions: https://lawphil.net/courts/rules/am_19-10-20-sc_2019.html
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