Practice question
A claimant proves that a collision damaged her car but produces no adequate evidence connecting it to a later medical condition for which damages are sought. She argues the defendant's weak denial alone supplies preponderance on causation. Which analysis follows Dela Llana's evidentiary principle?
- The weaker denial automatically supplies all missing causal proof
- The claimant must still establish the essential causal link by the applicable preponderance standard
- Car damage conclusively proves every later illness
- A civil defendant must disprove every allegation before the plaintiff offers support
- Sympathy replaces the need for causation evidence
Legal references
- https://lawphil.net/courts/rules/pdf/am_19-08-15-sc_2019.pdf — A.M. No. 19-08-15-SC, current Rules 128 §3, 130 §§21–22, 131 §1, 133 §§1–2,4–6.
- https://lawphil.net/judjuris/juri2013/dec2013/gr_182356_2013.html — Dela Llana v. Biong, G.R. No. 182356, December 4, 2013, MAIN decision (evidentiary facts, ultimate fact, and admissibility versus weight).
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