Practice question
An elderly adult signs a contract. The challenger relies solely on advanced age, without proof that the person could not understand the transaction. What does Almeda teach?
- Age alone invalidates every contract
- All elderly persons lose juridical personality
- A contract becomes a will automatically
- Advanced years alone do not establish incapacity to contract
- The challenger need never present evidence
Legal references
- Almeda v. Heirs of Ponciano Almeda, G.R. 194189, September 14, 2017: https://lawphil.net/judjuris/juri2017/sep2017/gr_194189_2017.html
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