Is a deed of sale where the stated consideration had not in fact been paid valid?

ANS: A deed of sale where the stated consideration had not in fact been paid, is null and void. It
produces no effect whatsoever where the same is without cause or consideration in that the
purchase price which appears thereon as paid has in fact never been paid by the purchaser to
the vendor. (Yu Bun Guan vs. Ong, G.R. No. 144735, October 18, 2001) The sale is void for total
lack of consideration. Under the law, payment shall be made to the person in whose favor the
obligation has been constituted, or his successor in interest, or any person” authorized to
receive it. (Art. 1240, NCC)