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Practice question: Provisional Deposit (Rule 135, Secs. 5(g) and 6; Guerrero Estate Dev. Corp. v. Leviste & Guerrero Realty Corp., G.R. No. 253428)

Multiple Choice Easy

Practice question

What provisions supply the inherent-power basis identified in Guerrero Estate?
  1. Only the rules on criminal bail
  2. Only a party’s private contract with counsel
  3. Rule 135 sections 5(g) and 6
  4. Only a newspaper’s editorial rules
  5. Only the clerk’s personal preference

Legal references

  • https://lawphil.net/judjuris/juri2022/feb2022/gr_253428_2022.html — Guerrero Estate Development Corp. v. Leviste & Guerrero Realty Corp., G.R. No. 253428, February 16, 2022, main decision; Rule 135 sections 5(g) and 6 quoted and applied to preservatory rental deposits.
  • https://lawphil.net/judjuris/juri2019/mar2019/gr_175727_2019.html — Lorenzo Shipping Corp. v. Villarin, G.R. Nos. 175727 and 178713, March 6, 2019, main decision, two deposit categories and limits where a juridical link is absent.

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