Practice question
Two competent adults reach a definite lawful agreement for a short service, with the essential requisites present. No law requires a special form for validity, enforceability or proof in this case. One denies any contract solely because the agreement was oral. Is that objection enough?
- Yes, every contract must be notarized
- No, absence of writing alone does not defeat a contract where no applicable special-form rule requires it
- Yes, oral statements can never manifest agreement
- No, because oral agreements override every statute
- Yes, unless a broker witnessed it
Legal references
- Civil Code Articles 1305, 1315–1320 and 1356: https://lawphil.net/statutes/repacts/ra1949/ra_386_1949.html
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