Lourdes Suites vs Binaro
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Failure to State a Cause of Action vs Lack of Cause of Action (Macaslang vs Zamora, 2011 Failure to state a cause of action and lack of cause of action are reall! di"erent from eac# ot#er$ %n t#e one #and, failure to state a cause of action refers to t#e insu&cienc! of t#e 'leading, and is a ground for dismissal under ule 1) of t#e ules of Court$ %n t#e ot#er #and, lack of cause of action refers to a situation *#ere t#e evidence does not 'rove t#e cause of action alleged in t#e 'leading$ +ustice egalado, a recognied commentator on remedial la*, #as e-'lained t#e distinction. What is contemplated, therefore, is a failure to state a cause of action which is provided in Sec. 1(g) of Rule 16. This is a matter of insucienc of the pleading. Sec. ! of Rule 1", which was also included as the last mode for raising the issue to the court, refers to the situation where the evidence does not prove a cause of action. This is, therefore, a matter of insucienc of evidence. The remed in the failure to state a cause of action is to move for dismissal of the pleading, while the remed in the lac# of cause of action is to demur to the evidence, hence reference to Sec. ! of Rule 1" has $een eliminated in this section. The procedure would conse%uentl $e to re%uire the pleading to state& a cause of action, $ timel o$'ection to its decienc or, at the trial, to le a demurrer to evidence, if such motion is warranted. Hide ule 1) Motion to /ismiss Section 1. Grounds.
it#in t#e time for ut efore 3ling t#e ans*er to t#e
com'laint or 'leading asserting a claim, a motion to dismiss ma! e made on an! of t#e follo*ing grounds. (a 4#at t#e court #as no 5urisdiction over t#e 'erson of t#e defending 'art!6 ( 4#at t#e court #as no 5urisdiction over t#e su5ect matter of t#e claim6 (c 4#at venue is im'ro'erl! laid6 (d 4#at t#e 'lainti" #as no legal ca'acit! to sue6 (e 4#at t#ere is anot#er action 'ending et*een t#e same 'arties for t#e same cause6 (f 4#at t#e cause of action is arred ! a 'rior 5udgment or ! t#e statute of limitations6 (g 4#at t#e 'leading asserting t#e claim states no cause of action6 (# 4#at t#e claim or demand set fort# in t#e 'lainti"7s 'leading #as een 'aid, *aived, aandoned, or ot#er*ise e-tinguis#ed6 (i 4#at t#e claim on *#ic# t#e action is founded is enforceale under t#e 'rovisions of
t#e statute of frauds6 and (5 4#at a condition 'recedent for 3ling t#e claim #as not een com'lied *it#$ Hide ule 88 /emurrer to 9vidence Section 1. Demurrer to evidence.
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'resentation of #is evidence, t#e defendant ma! move for dismissal on t#e ground t#at u'on t#e facts and t#e la* t#e 'lainti" #as s#o*n no rig#t to relief$ :f #is motion is denied #e s#all #ave t#e rig#t to 'resent evidence$ :f t#e motion is granted ut on a''eal t#e order of dismissal is reversed #e s#all e deemed to #ave *aived t#e rig#t to 'resent evidence$ →
