Which statement is true about void contracts?

• A. A void contract is a nullity and unenforceable.
• B. A void contract is enforceable until declared void.
• C. A void contract arises from a lack of consideration.
• D. A void contract can be ratified.

Answer: (A)

Void means invalid from the very beginning; it creates no legal rights or obligations and cannot be enforced. Because it’s a nullity at inception, there’s nothing to ratify and no cure later. That’s why describing a void contract as a nullity and unenforceable is correct.

The other statements don’t fit. A void contract isn’t enforceable until something declares it void—its status is fixed from the start. Lack of consideration doesn’t by itself make a contract void; it typically affects enforceability, not the void nature. And a void contract can’t be ratified, since ratification only applies to voidable contracts that could be affirmed after formation.