Practice question
An exception concerning a mistaken delivery deadline is properly raised. The party then offers an unrelated account of a neighbor’s misconduct. Does the exception alone justify that offer?
- Yes, alleging one mistake opens every subject.
- Yes, any oral account becomes contractual proof.
- Yes, the neighbor becomes a contracting party automatically.
- No; the evidence must be relevant to the proposed conclusion.
- Yes, irrelevance is cured by verification.
Legal references
- A.M. No. 19-08-15-SC, 2019 Amendments to the Revised Rules on Evidence, current Rule 130, Sections 10-24 as specified: https://lawphil.net/courts/rules/am_19-08-15-sc_2019.html
- Spouses Paras v. Kimwa Construction and Development Corp., G.R. No. 171601, April 8, 2015, MAIN decision, relevance and waiver; use current Section 10 verified-pleading requirement rather than historical Section 9 text: https://lawphil.net/judjuris/juri2015/apr2015/gr_171601_2015.html
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