Exam 18: Contractual and Legal Issues

A owes B the amount of ₱1M. C wrote B that he would take care of the obligation as soon as A had made shipment of copra to the USA. A failed to make the shipment. Is C liable?

The following are correct in connection with contracts of adhesion, except:

A is a contractor, building roads for the government which has not paid him ₱100M. Before he filed his income tax returns, he wrote a letter to the BIR Commissioner proposing a set-off between the State and A considering that his tax liability amounts to ₱10M and the State has not paid him despite demand. Is A correct?

A called up B that he was selling his house and lot for ₱10M. Within one (1) hour after B accepted the offer, he invited A for dinner at the Manila Hotel where B paid the dinner in the amount of ₱5,000.00. They agreed that the ₱5,000.00 was the downpayment. A receipt for the payment of ₱5,000.00 for the dinner was issued. When A refused to sell, B sued for specific performance. Is B correct?

In 1980, during the lifetime of A's parents he executed a waiver of right over his future inheritance in favor of his brother B. A predeceased his parents. After the death of his parents in 2010, B obtained a title over the whole estate. Can A's children recover their father's share?