Practice question
Commissioners submit a partition proposal. One party says the report itself finally binds everyone before the court acts and no objections may be heard. Which is correct?
- A report is always identical to final judgment.
- The commissioners replace the court permanently.
- Only the plaintiff may ever object.
- The report automatically conveys every parcel upon drafting.
- The report is subject to the prescribed objections and court action; proceedings are not binding merely because commissioners propose them.
Legal references
- https://sc.judiciary.gov.ph/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/2019-rules-of-civil-procedure.pdf — Supreme Court current2019 Rules69–71.
- https://lawphil.net/courts/rules/rc_1-71_civil.html — Rules69–71, read with current2019 and2022 expedited-procedure amendments.
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