Practice question
The administrator knows that the deceased had a valid offset against a claimant but omits it from the answer. What consequence does Rule 86, Section 10 prescribe?
- The offset is automatically pleaded by the court.
- The estate is forever barred from asserting that offset.
- The estate may reserve it indefinitely without mentioning it.
- Only the claimant may choose whether to plead it for the estate.
- The omission merely increases the offset’s amount.
Legal references
- Rules of Court, Rules 86-90, provisions specifically identified in the explanations: https://lawphil.net/courts/rules/rc_72-109_proceedings.html
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