A bill of exchange has Naples as drawer, Venice as drawee and Palermo as payee. The bill was then indorsed to Rome, Rome to Milan, and Milan to Bologna. Bologna, the current holder presented the bill to Venice for acceptance. Venice accepted but, as it later turned out, Naples is a fictitious person. Is Venice freed from liability?

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A bill of exchange has Naples as drawer, Venice as drawee and Palermo as payee. The bill was then indorsed to Rome, Rome to Milan, and Milan to Bologna. Bologna, the current holder presented the bill to Venice for acceptance. Venice accepted but, as it later turned out, Naples is a fictitious person. Is Venice freed from liability?
 
a. Yes, if Venice was not aware of that fact at the time of acceptance.
b. Yes, since a bill of exchange with a fictitious drawer is void and inexistent.
c. No, since by accepting, Venice admits the existence of the drawer.
d. No, since by accepting, Venice warrants that he is solvent.
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