Practice question
After appeals have been perfected and other parties' appeal periods have expired, but before record transmittal under Rule 41, the RTC is asked to approve a lawful compromise. Is perfection alone an absolute bar?
- No; approval of compromises is an expressly listed residual power during that stage.
- Yes; no listed residual power survives perfection.
- Yes; compromise approval is always an administrative act.
- Yes; only the parties can issue a judgment.
- Yes; record transmittal never matters.
Legal references
- https://lawphil.net/courts/rules/rc_1-71_civil.html — Rule 41, Section 9; Rule 42, Section 8(a).
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