Practice question
An otherwise valid oral land sale is wholly executory and lacks the required signed memorandum. Explain the Statute of Frauds issue and distinguish it from a law requiring a special form for validity.
Legal references
- https://lawphil.net/statutes/repacts/ra1949/ra_386_1949.html — Civil Code, articles 1317,1356–1358 and 1403–1408.
- https://lawphil.net/judjuris/juri2023/aug2023/gr_259469_2023.html — Aliguyon v Dummang, GR 259469, August 30 2023, main opinion: Statute of Frauds and partially executed contracts.
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