Civil Code Art. 1405: Unenforceable Contracts

Statute: Civil Code
Article: Art. 1405
Topic: Unenforceable Contracts
Book: BOOK IV Obligations and Contracts
Title: TITLE II CONTRACTS
Chapter: CHAPTER 8 Unenforceable Contracts
Year: 1949

The provision

Contracts infringing the Statute of Frauds, referred to in No. 2 of article 1403, are ratified by the failure to object to the presentation of oral evidence to prove the same, or by the acceptance of benefit under them.

Cases applying this article

Estate of Valeriano C. Bueno v. Estate of Atty. Eduardo M. Peralta, Sr. G.R. No. 205810
Gregorio F. Averia v. Domingo Averia G.R. No. 141877

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