Engineering Board Exam Reviewer · ECE · hard
A 17-year-old student signs a contract with a computer shop to buy a laptop on installment without parental consent. When the student turns 18, he continues paying the installments for six months. What is the effect?
- The contract remains void
- The contract is impliedly ratified and is cleansed of its defect
- The contract becomes unenforceable
- The shop must refund all payments
Answer
B. The contract is impliedly ratified and is cleansed of its defect
Solution
A voidable contract may be ratified expressly or impliedly after the cause of nullity ceases (Arts. 1393, 1396).
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