Practice question
A new civil case is filed after RA 11576 has taken effect. Counsel insists on the superseded amount solely because the contract was signed years earlier. Which is correct?
- The contract date always freezes judicial jurisdiction forever.
- Old jurisdictional amounts govern every later suit on an old contract.
- The parties’ contract creates the court’s statutory grant.
- The date of the defendant’s answer controls instead.
- Identify jurisdiction under the law governing institution, including the applicable RA 11576 grant.
Legal references
- RA 11576, Section 4, prospective application of expanded civil jurisdiction: https://lawphil.net/statutes/repacts/ra2021/ra_11576_2021.html
- Figueroa v. People, G.R. No. 147406, July 14, 2008, main decision, law at institution and narrow estoppel doctrine: https://lawphil.net/judjuris/juri2008/jul2008/gr_147406_2008.html
- Spouses Agullo v. Victa-Espinosa, G.R. No. 269921, April 22, 2025, en banc main decision, governing law at filing and Rule 9: https://lawphil.net/judjuris/juri2025/apr2025/gr_269921_2025.html
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