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When consent is caused by bilateral mistake of fact as opposed to coercion, the agreement is respectively:
ABoth voidable
BBoth void
CVoidable and void
DVoid and voidable
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: D. Void and voidable
A contract whose consent is caused by coercion, undue influence, fraud or misrepresentation is voidable; one vitiated by a bilateral mistake of essential fact is void.
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