Civil Law Review - March 2, 2021
Civil Law Review - March 2, 2021
Civil Law Review - March 2, 2021
I.
The resolution under Article 1191 of the New Civil Code is not predicated
on the injury to economic interest on the part of the party plaintiff but on the
breach of faith by the defendant which is violative of the reciprocity between the
parties, thus only the party to the contract can only demand. Whereas, rescission in
Article 1380 is not principally premised on the breach of trust, but on some
economic damages as a result of inequitable conduct by one party, thus a third
party who is prejudice can demand rescission of the contract.
II.
III.
Unenforceable contracts are those which have all the requisites for
perfection but it may still be unenforceable. Such as; those contracts entered
into in the name of another without authority or acted beyond his authority;
those that do not comply with the statute of fraud, or those where both
parties are incapable of giving consent. These contracts are unenforceable
unless they are ratified.
For example A was authorized by B to lease his land located in Matanao but
B sold the land to C, then the Contract of sale entered between B and C are
unenforceable because B acted beyond his power , which is to lease his land
only and not to sold it.
IV
The action for annulment of contracts entered into by a person with a penalty of
civil interdiction must made within four years from the time the incapacity of the
said person ceases.
V.
Ratification is the act of curing the defect which made the contract annullable. It
may be expressly or tacitly given and it extinguishes the action to annul avoidable
contract.
If after reaching the age of majority, A ratified the contract, can B file an
action for annulment of contract? Explain fully. ( 10 pts.)
In the present case, there exist an unenforceable contract since, both A & B
are incapable of giving consent, thus annulment is not applicable . Therefore, B
cannot file an annulment of contract.
VII.
As enunciated in Article 1410 of the New Civil Code, the action or defense for the
declaration of the inexistence of a contract does not prescribe. Thus, it cannot be
cured or validated either by time or ratification.
VIII.
The law states that when the defect of the contract consists in the incapacity of one
the parties , the incapacitated person is not obliged to make any restitution except
insofar as he has been benefited by the thing or price received by him.
IX.
An agreement for leasing a property for a longer period that on year is outside of
the coverage of the Statute of frauds when the lessee is already in possession of the
property or when the lessor already received payment of rentals. Clearly the Statute
of Frauds only applies to executory contracts and not to contracts which have been
partially performed or consummated.
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