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Practice question: Public Documents as Evidence

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Practice question

A public instrument is evidence of execution and date even against a stranger. Does that clause necessarily make every private recital conclusive against that stranger?
  1. Yes, every recital becomes an irrebuttable finding.
  2. No.
  3. Yes, the stranger loses every defense.
  4. Yes, substantive ownership automatically transfers from any third person.
  5. Yes, Section 23 abolishes all other evidentiary rules.

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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