Practice question
A relevant old writing is difficult to decipher and uses a language the court does not understand. What does section 17 permit?
- Only guessing.
- Automatic rejection in every case.
- Evidence from persons skilled in deciphering or understanding the language to explain it.
- Private alteration of the letters.
- A party’s unsupported preferred translation as conclusively binding.
Legal references
- https://lawphil.net/courts/rules/am_19-08-15-sc_2019.html — Rule 130 sections 11–20: legal meaning, harmonization, particular provisions, context, usage and competing constructions.
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