6.5 Void Agreement

The consolidated list of the void classes (the Code's void-agreement provisions): Unlawful object/consideration (above); Immoral agreements (the brothel-keeping leases, the vice-services); Agreements opposed to public policy (above); Impossible contracts — the initial impossibility (the thing already destroyed; the legal impossibility): void ab initio — keep the initial/subsequent divide clean (the subsequent impossibility = the frustration doctrine below); Uncertain contracts — the terms' vagueness fatal (the meaningless-and-unascertainable promises); Agreements without consideration — the nudum pactum bar with its exceptions (Unit 3); Wagering agreements (below); Agreements restraining marriage or legal proceedings (the unlimited bars). Void vs. voidable (the comparison's essence): void — no legal existence, no ratification, anyone may plead, no third-party rights; voidable — valid till the aggrieved party's avoidance, ratification possible, the bona fide third-party acquisition protected (Unit 5's table).