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Practice question: Replevin (Rule 60)

Multiple Choice Medium

Practice question

A replevin writ describes one identified vehicle. The sheriff finds it held by the defendant’s agent. Does agency possession alone necessarily bar the taking?
  1. No; Section4 expressly includes possession by the adverse party’s agent
  2. Yes; only the defendant’s own hands qualify
  3. Yes; every agent is immune
  4. Yes; the description becomes irrelevant
  5. Yes; the agent becomes the judge

Legal references

  • Rules of Court specified Rules58–61: https://lawphil.net/courts/rules/rc_1-71_civil.html Rule60 Sections2–4 and7–8.

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