Practice question
Under Rule 14, Section 23, a defendant's voluntary appearance is equivalent to what?
- Service of summons.
- A final merits judgment.
- Payment of the plaintiff's claim.
- An automatic admission of every allegation.
- Creation of subject-matter jurisdiction by consent.
Legal references
- https://lawphil.net/courts/rules/am_19-10-20-sc_2019.html — Current Rule 14, Section 23; Rule 8, Section 12.
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