Void and Inexistent Contracts

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1. Which contract is expressly void from the beginning under Article 1409?
2. Can an Article 1409 void contract be validated merely by ratification?
3. What does Article 1410 provide regarding the action or defense for declaration of a contract’s inexistence?
4. Two parties execute an absolutely simulated sale: neither intends any sale or transfer, and the document exists only as…
5. A contract requires a service stipulated to be physically impossible. The impossibility exists at contracting and is no…
6. A single instrument contains a separable lawful equipment sale and an illegal covenant. The provisions are divisible, t…
7. An agreement that is not illegal per se but is merely prohibited by a noncriminal protective law is designed to protect…
8. Contrast a void contract under Article 1409 with a voidable contract as to original effect, ratification, and the actio…
9. Explain why absolute simulation makes a purported sale void and why a merely fictitious instrument should not automatic…
10. A divisible agreement contains an unlawful promise and a separable lawful promise. State Article 1420’s rule and explai…
11. Which Article1409 category addresses an object legally outside private commerce?
12. The parties’ intention concerning a contract’s principal object cannot be ascertained at all. Which rule expressly addr…