Engineering Board Exam Reviewer · ECE · hard
A contract to supply surveillance equipment for an illegal gambling operation is:
- Valid but voidable
- Valid if the price is fair
- Unenforceable until notarized
- Void, because its cause and object are contrary to law; neither party can sue to enforce it
Answer
D. Void, because its cause and object are contrary to law; neither party can sue to enforce it
Solution
Article 1409; parties in pari delicto have no action against each other (Art. 1411–1412).
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