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(1) Action incapable of pecuniary estimation

(2) Specific performance
(3) Actions which involves title to possession or interest over real property where the assessed
value is more than 20,000 or more than 50,000 as the case may be, exclusive of DALIC
(4) Action for declaratory relief
(5) Actions where the demand or value of the property exceeds 300,000 pesos outside MM or
exceeds 400,000 in MM
(6) Actions not falling within the jurisdiction of any other court
(7) Probate cases where the gross value of estate exceeds 300,000 outside MM or more than
400,000 in MM

2. Interrogatories to parties

Outsiders cannot avail of this.

Only the parties

The purpose is to elicit material facts from the adverse party

There is a sanction upon the one who should have prepared an interrogatory but did not.
Officers cannot be compelled to testify without them having been served written
interrogatories.

The questions to be propounded must be within the knowledge of the adverse parties.
It cannot be matters beyond their competence.

The questions propounded should not amount to a fishing expedition.

Admission by adverse party (Rule 26)

If one did not ask or request for admission of matters within the knowledge of the other party,
he cannot be allowed to present evidence on such matters.

It is on the part of the party who claims to avail this remedy, and if he does not avail of this, then
he is sanctioned.

Unless there is a valid reason on the part of the court not to apply the sanction
 What is sought to be admitted on this request for admissi on under Rule 26 is the authenticity
and due execution of the non-actionable documents. For example, sales receipt

In order to facilitate and expedite the trial of the case, one has to follow Rule 26.

In other words, if it is not an actionable document, one can ask for its admission in order to
expedite the presentation of evidence

There is no need to present them in the course of proceedings, if one is able to request for its
admission.

Foreclosure of real

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