Practice question
A court hears a category expressly placed outside its subject-matter authority by law. It reaches a persuasive merits conclusion, and the parties agreed to its forum. Does correctness of the result supply the missing authority?
- Yes, a good result retroactively creates jurisdiction.
- No; merits correctness and consent alone do not supply the absent legal grant.
- Yes, if the evidence was lengthy.
- Yes, if all witnesses appeared voluntarily.
- No, because no court may decide that category.
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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