Practice question
A valuation expert uses a reliable method but enters the wrong parcel size and an unrelated location. Must the opinion dominate merely because the method is generally recognized?
- Yes, correct arithmetic on wrong inputs conclusively proves value.
- Yes, a recognized method makes all inputs true.
- Yes, an expert may choose any property without consequence.
- No; its facts, data and actual application affect its weight.
- Yes, preponderance prohibits testing case-specific data.
Legal references
- A.M. No. 19-08-15-SC, 2019 Amendments to the Revised Rules on Evidence, effective May 1, 2020; Rules 131-133, specifically the cited sections: https://lawphil.net/courts/rules/am_19-08-15-sc_2019.html
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