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Practice question: Claims Against Estate (Rule 86)

Multiple Choice Medium

Practice question

A claimant seeks recovery of a specific parcel owned by the claimant but held by the estate. Must it automatically be treated as an ordinary contractual money claim under Rule86?
  1. Yes, every dispute involving an estate is a Rule86 debt
  2. Yes, ownership is automatically converted into an unsecured loan
  3. No legal action may ever be brought against an administrator
  4. No; Rule87 recognizes actions to recover property or an interest from the estate
  5. The claimant automatically wins upon asserting title

Legal references

  • Rule87 Section1; Rule86 Section5: https://lawphil.net/courts/rules/rc_72-109_proceedings.html

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