Statute
Civil Code
Article
Art. 1390
Topic
Voidable contracts
Year
1949

The provision

Art. 1390. The following contracts are voidable or annullable, even though there may have been no damage to the contracting parties:

(1) Those where one of the parties is incapable of giving consent to a contract;

(2) Those where the consent is vitiated by mistake, violence, intimidation, undue influence or fraud.

These contracts are binding, unless they are annulled by a proper action in court. They are susceptible of ratification. (n)

Key points

Voidable (annullable) contracts are valid and binding until annulled by a proper court action — those where a party is incapable of consent, or where consent is vitiated by mistake, violence, intimidation, undue influence, or fraud.

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