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Practice question: Void and Inexistent Contracts

Multiple Choice Easy

Practice question

Can an Article 1409 void contract be validated merely by ratification?
  1. Yes, if a party repeats the promise twice.
  2. Yes, whenever five years have passed.
  3. Yes, if a witness approves.
  4. Yes, because every defective contract has identical ratification rules.
  5. No, Article 1409 declares these contracts incapable of ratification.

Legal references

  • https://lawphil.net/statutes/repacts/ra1949/ra_386_1949.html — Civil Code, articles 1346,1352,1409–1412 and 1416,1420–1422.

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