Practice question
Does adherence of jurisdiction create authority that was entirely absent when the action was filed?
- Yes, passage of time supplies it.
- Yes, if many hearings occurred.
- No; the doctrine presupposes a validly acquired jurisdiction.
- Yes, if the clerk accepted the complaint.
- Yes, whenever the plaintiff invokes fairness.
Legal references
- People v Mendez, G.R. Nos. 208310–11 and 208662, March 28, 2023, en banc MAIN decision, adherence and exceptional jurisdictional estoppel: https://elibrary.judiciary.gov.ph/thebookshelf/showdocs/1/69095
- RA 11576, Section 4, prospective application to civil cases filed from effectivity: https://lawphil.net/statutes/repacts/ra2021/ra_11576_2021.html
- Vda. de Ballesteros v Rural Bank of Canaman, G.R. No. 176260, November 24, 2010, main decision, adherence and curative-law exception: https://lawphil.net/judjuris/juri2010/nov2010/gr_176260_2010.html
- SEC v Bonifacio, G.R. Nos. 198425, 201174 and 244462, January 30, 2024, en banc main decision, material allegations and relief: https://lawphil.net/judjuris/juri2024/jan2024/gr_198425_2024.html
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