Practice question
A statute prohibits a seller's licensing omission but expressly states that the omission does not invalidate the sale and instead prescribes a separate sanction. A buyer asserts Article 5 automatically voids the sale despite that express clause. What is correct?
- Every violation automatically invalidates every related act
- The seller is immune from the separate sanction
- Only the buyer's preference controls
- The statute's express consequence is irrelevant
- The statutory validity clause must be respected under Article 5's exception, without erasing the separate sanction
Legal references
- Civil Code Articles3–5,7,1334 and1409–1410: https://lawphil.net/statutes/repacts/ra1949/ra_386_1949.html
- Strategic Alliance Development v. Radstock, GR178158 and180428, December4 2009, main decision: https://elibrary.judiciary.gov.ph/thebookshelf/showdocs/1/50847
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