Practice question
A party calls a signature specimen genuine, but the opposing party has not admitted or treated it as genuine and it has not been proved to the judge’s satisfaction. May the mere label alone establish the Section 22 comparison foundation?
- Yes, any selected signature automatically is a genuine exemplar.
- Yes, the proponent’s heading replaces all proof.
- Yes, a disputed specimen is always conclusive.
- No.
- Yes, the court must assume the desired comparison result.
Legal references
- A.M. No. 19-08-15-SC, 2019 Amendments to the Revised Rules on Evidence, Rule 132, Sections 19-36 as specifically discussed: https://lawphil.net/courts/rules/am_19-08-15-sc_2019.html
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