WorksheetsRules of Procedure on Small Claims Cases - Quiz
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 6mins
Does it mean that lawyers are not allowed throughout the small claims process?
No, lawyers are not allowed to appear only at the hearing of the case.
Yes, lawyers are allowed to appear only at the case hearing.
After the hearing, the court shall render its decision based on the facts established by the evidence (Form 11-SCC) within twenty-four (24) hours from the termination of the hearing.
The decision shall immediately be entered by the Clerk of Court in the court docket for civil cases, and a copy thereof forthwith served on the parties.
The decision shall be final, executory, and unappealable.
TRUE
FALSE
Does the law authorize the Supreme Court to dispense with the right to appeal from the first level courts to the Regional Trial Courts (RTCs)?
YES
NO
Can the decision of the small claims court be appealed?
Yes. The decision shall be final, executory, and appealable.
No. The decision shall be final, executory, and unappealable.
Can a representative appear at the hearing?
YES
NO
MAYBE
A______ is an action that is purely civil in nature where the claim or relief raised by the plaintiff is solely for the payment or reimbursement of a sum of money
Legal
Pleading
Small Claim
Debt
__________ means a written statement or declaration of facts that are sworn to or affirmed to be true;
Plaintiff
Claim
Affidavit
Afffidavitt
Which is not included?
The claim or demand may be:
(a) For money owed under any of the following:
1. Contract of Lease;
2. Contract of Loan and other credit accommodations;
3. Employment Contract;
4. Contract of Sale; or
5. Contract of Mortgage;
Small claims include a purely civil action for payment of money covered by bounced or stopped checks.
TRUE
FALSE
The enforcement of barangay amicable settlement agreements and arbitration awards, where the money claim does not exceed Two Million Pesos (P2,000,000,00) provided that no execution has been enforced by the barangay Within six 6) months from the date of the settlement or date of receipt of the award or from the date the obligation stipulated or adjudged in the arbitration award becomes due and demandable, pursuant to Section 417, Chapter VIl of Republic Act No. 7160, otherwise known as The Local Government Code of 1991.
TRUE
FALSE
