CHAPTER 9

VOID AND INEXISTENT CONTRACTS

Art.
1409.
The
following
contracts
are
_______________ and _______________ from the
_______________:
(1) Those whose _______________, _______________
or _______________ is contrary to law, morals, good
customs, public order or public policy;
(2)
Those
which
are
_______________
_______________ or _______________;
(3)
Those
whose
_______________
or
_______________
did
_______________
_______________ at the time of the _______________;
(4) Those whose object is _______________ the
commerce of men;
(5)
Those
which
_______________
_______________ _______________;

Art.
1411.
When
the
_______________
_______________ from the _______________ of the
cause or object of the _______________, and the act
_______________
a
_______________
_______________,
both
parties
being
in
_______________ _______________, they shall have
_______________ action against each other, and
_______________
shall
be
_______________.
Moreover, the _______________ of the Penal Code
_______________ to the _______________ of
_______________ or _______________ of a crime shall
be _______________ to the things or the
_______________ of the contract.
This _______________ shall be _______________ when
only one of the parties is _______________; but the
_______________ one may _______________ what he
has given, and shall _______________ be
_______________ to _______________ with his
_______________. (1305)

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(6) Those where the _______________ of the parties

_______________ to the principal object of the
contract _______________ be _______________;
(7) Those _______________ _______________ or
_______________ void by law.
These
contracts
_______________
be
_______________. Neither can the right to set up the
_______________
of
_______________
be
_______________.

Art. 1410. The _______________ or _______________

for the _______________ of the _______________ of a
contract does not _______________.

Art. 1412. If the act in which the _______________ or

_______________
cause
consists
does
_______________
_______________
a
_______________ _______________, the following
rules shall be _______________:
(1) When the _______________ is on the part of
_______________ contracting parties, neither may
_______________
what
he
has
given
by
_______________ of the contract, or demand the
_______________ of the other's _______________;
(2) When only _______________ of the contracting
parties is at _______________, he _______________
recover what he has _______________ by reason of the
_______________, or ask for the _______________ of
what has been _______________ him. The other, who
is _______________ at fault, may _______________
the return of what he has given _______________ any
_______________
to
_______________
his
_______________. (1306)

Art. 1413. _______________ paid in _______________

of the interest allowed by the _______________ laws
may be _______________ by the _______________,
with
_______________
thereon
from
the
_______________ of the _______________.

Art.
1414.
When
_______________
is
_______________
or
_______________
_______________ for an _______________ purpose,
the contract may be _______________ by
_______________ of the parties _______________ the
_______________ has been _______________, or
_______________ any _______________ has been
_______________ to a third person. In such case, the
_______________ may, if the _______________
_______________ will thus be _______________, allow
the party _______________ the _______________ to
recover the _______________ or _______________.

Art. 1415. Where _______________ of the

_______________
to
an
_______________
_______________ is _______________ of giving
_______________, the courts may, if the
_______________ of _______________ so demands
_______________ recovery of _______________ or
_______________ delivered by the _______________
person.

Art. 1416. When the _______________ is

_______________ _______________ per se but is
_______________
_______________,
and
the
_______________ by the law is _______________ for
the _______________ of the _______________, he
may, if public policy is thereby _______________,
_______________ what he has _______________ or
_______________.

Art. 1417. When the _______________ of any

_______________
or
_______________
is
_______________ by _______________, or by
_______________ of law, any person paying any
amount in _______________ of the _______________
price
allowed
may
_______________
such
_______________.

Art. 1418. When the law _______________, or

_______________ the fixing of the _______________
number of _______________ of _______________, and
a contract is entered into _______________ a
_______________
_______________
to
work
_______________ than the _______________ thus
fixed,
he
may
_______________
additional
_______________ for service _______________
beyond the time _______________.

Art. 1419. When the law sets, or _______________ the

setting of a _______________ _______________ for
_______________, and a contract is agreed upon by
which a laborer _______________ a _______________
_______________, he shall be _______________ to
recover the _______________.

Art. 1420. In case of a _______________ contract, if the

_______________ terms can be _______________ from
the _______________ ones, the _______________ may
be _______________.

Art. 1421. The defense of _______________ of contract

is
_______________
_______________
to
_______________ persons whose _______________
are
_______________
_______________
_______________.

Art. 1422. A contract which is the _______________

result of a _______________s illegal _______________,
is also _______________ and _______________.

Title III. - NATURAL OBLIGATIONS

Art. 1423. Obligations are _______________ or

_______________.
_______________
_______________ give a right of action to
_______________
their
_______________.
_______________ _______________, not being based
on _______________ law but on _______________ and
_______________ law, do not grant a right of action to
_______________ their _______________, but after
_______________
_______________
by
the
_______________, they
_______________
the
_______________ of what has been _______________
or _______________ by reason thereof. Some
_______________
_______________
are
set
_______________ in the following _______________.

Art. 1424. When a right to _______________ upon a

_______________
_______________
has
_______________
by
_______________
_______________,
the
_______________
who
_______________
performs
the
contract
_______________
recover
what
he
has
_______________ or the _______________ of the
_______________ he has _______________.

Art.
1425.
When
_______________
the
_______________
or
_______________
the
_______________ of the _______________, a third
person pays a debt which the _______________ is
_______________ _______________ _______________
to pay because the _______________ thereon has
_______________, but the _______________ later
_______________ _______________ the third person,
the
______________________________
_______________ _______________ what he has
_______________.

Art. 1426. When a _______________ between

_______________ and _______________ years of age
who has entered into a contract _______________ the
_______________ of the _______________ or
_______________, after the _______________ of the
contract
_______________
returns
the
_______________ thing or _______________ received,
_______________ the fact the he has not been
_______________ thereby, there is _______________
right to demand the thing or price thus
_______________.

Art. 1427. When a minor _______________ eighteen

and twenty-one years of age, who has
_______________ into a contract _______________
the
consent
of
the
_______________
or
_______________,
_______________
_______________
a
_______________
of
_______________
or
_______________
a
_______________ _______________ in fulfillment of
the _______________, there shall be _______________
right to _______________ the same from the
_______________ who has _______________ or
_______________
it
in
_______________
_______________. (1160A)

Art. 1428. When, after an _______________ to

_______________ a _______________ obligation has
_______________
the
_______________
_______________
_______________
the
_______________, he cannot _______________ the
return of what he has _______________ or the
_______________ of the _______________ of the
_______________ he has _______________.

Art.
1429.
When
a
_______________
or
_______________ _______________ _______________
pays a _______________of the _______________
_______________ the _______________ of the
_______________ which he _______________ by
_______________ or by the law of _______________
from the _______________ of the _______________,
the _______________ is _______________ and
_______________ be _______________ by the
_______________.

Art. 1430. When a _______________ is declared

_______________ because it has _______________
been _______________ in _______________ with the
_______________ required by law, but one of the
intestate heirs, after the settlement of the debts of the
_______________, pays a _______________ in
_______________ with a _______________ in the
_______________
will,
the
payment
is
_______________ and _______________.