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Practice question: Partition (Rule 69)

Multiple Choice Hard

Practice question

A final actual-partition judgment merely says each owner gets a fair piece without identifying portions by metes and bounds or adequate description. A party argues Section11 requires no definite allocation. Which is correct?
  1. The judgment must definitely describe the particular portion assigned to each
  2. An undefined fair-piece phrase always suffices
  3. The registry must choose the parcels privately
  4. Only the plaintiff identifies everyone’s portion later
  5. No record of allocation is permitted

Legal references

  • Rules of Court specified Rules69–71: https://lawphil.net/courts/rules/rc_1-71_civil.html Rule69 Sections4,8–11 and13.

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