Practice question
The first-stage order is on appeal while commissioners proceed on valuation. Counsel treats their continued work as necessarily contradicting the appeal right. Which is correct?
- An appeal and any valuation work can never coexist.
- The two activities are expressly compatible under Section 4, subject to applicable court orders and law.
- Continuing valuation automatically dismisses the appeal.
- A commissioner can finally decide the appellate authority issue.
- Only the plaintiff may select which judicial order counts.
Legal references
- Rules of Court, Rules 66-68, specifically the procedural provisions identified in each explanation: https://lawphil.net/courts/rules/rc_1-71_civil.html
- Spouses Baterna v. National Transmission Corp., G.R. No. 276920, January 21, 2026, main decision, operative present-value and postfinality-interest rulings: https://lawphil.net/judjuris/juri2026/jan2026/gr_276920_2026.html
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