Practice question
What important distinction does Figueroa draw from People v. Casiano?
- A party’s theory always repeals the statute.
- Every inconsistency creates new subject-matter jurisdiction.
- A court’s actual legal authority must be distinguished from a party’s inconsistent theory about that authority.
- The actual statutory grant is irrelevant.
- All jurisdiction questions are ordinary venue questions.
Legal references
- 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
- Tijam v. Sibonghanoy, G.R. No. L-21450, April 15, 1968, main decision, surety and exceptional inequitable conduct: https://lawphil.net/judjuris/juri1968/apr1968/gr_l-21450_1968.html
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