Practice question
In a proper compensation case, a party asks the SAC to appoint a commissioner to investigate valuation facts. The opponent says any commissioner would replace the judge and make the proceeding merely administrative. Which is best?
- A commissioner necessarily becomes the final judge
- The SAC may never obtain a valuation report
- A report automatically binds the court regardless of law
- Section58 permits commissioners to investigate and report; the court retains its judicial determination function
- The requesting party may personally issue the final award
Legal references
- RA6657 Sections57–58; Dalauta, G.R.190004: https://lawphil.net/statutes/repacts/ra1988/ra_6657_1988.html
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