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Practice question: Declaratory Relief and Similar Remedies (Rule 63)

Multiple Choice Hard

Practice question

A claimant argues that because its similar remedy is excepted from Section5’s ordinary discretion, the court must award it relief despite unproved elements. Which is sound?
  1. Every exception guarantees victory
  2. The exception does not itself prove substantive entitlement
  3. All title elements vanish
  4. The defendant loses every defense
  5. The court must invent missing facts

Legal references

  • Rules1 and62–70, special civil actions and specific procedural provisions: https://lawphil.net/courts/rules/rc_1-71_civil.html
  • 2019 amendments AM19-10-20-SC, retained special civil action provisions: https://lawphil.net/courts/rules/am_19-10-20-sc_2019.html

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