Practice question
A court has jurisdiction over the parties and the action but incorrectly interprets a contract in its final decision. Assume an ordinary error of law without grave abuse and a timely appeal is available. What is the usual corrective route?
- Treat the court as never having had authority and ignore the judgment.
- Use the appropriate appeal rather than equate the error with total absence of jurisdiction.
- Declare every contract case criminal.
- Ask a stranger to replace the judge's decision by letter.
- Assume no review is possible.
Legal references
- Mazy's Capital v Republic, G.R. No. 259815, August 5, 2024, main decision, jurisdiction and its exercise (not historical monetary amounts): https://lawphil.net/judjuris/juri2024/aug2024/gr_259815_2024.html
- Galang v Wallis, G.R. No. 223434, July 3, 2019, main decision, general and special jurisdiction (not historical monetary thresholds): https://lawphil.net/judjuris/juri2019/jul2019/gr_223434_2019.html
- Rules of Court, Rule 65 Section 1, certiorari requirements, read with current amendments: https://lawphil.net/courts/rules/rc_1-71_civil.html
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