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Practice question: Form of Contracts

Multiple Choice Easy Jurisprudence

Practice question

When a mandatory special form is required for validity, can Article 1357 be used to treat the defective contract as already valid merely by demanding a document?
  1. Yes, always
  2. Yes, if the claimant is sincere
  3. Yes, if the object is expensive
  4. Yes, if a witness remembers it
  5. No; Article 1356 makes the validity requirement indispensable

Legal references

  • Civil Code, Articles 1356-1357: https://elibrary.judiciary.gov.ph/thebookshelf/showdocs/2/53360

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