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Practice question: Public Documents as Evidence

Multiple Choice Medium

Practice question

A duly acknowledged deed is used to prove that the instrument was executed. The proponent says the certificate also conclusively proves that the promised later delivery actually occurred. Which is sound?
  1. Acknowledgment proves every future event automatically.
  2. A notary’s certificate is always a final judicial judgment.
  3. No evidence about performance can ever be received.
  4. The certificate’s prima facie execution effect does not itself conclusively establish later performance.
  5. The opposing party must accept every private promise as fulfilled.

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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