DIVISION 3. OBLIGATIONS 1427-3272.9›PART 1. OBLIGATIONS IN GENERAL 1427-1543›TITLE 2. INTERPRETATION OF OBLIGATIONS 1429-1451›CHAPTER 3. Conditional Obligations 1434-1442

§ 1438

California Civil Code · 2018-11 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · California

A condition subsequent is one referring to a future event, upon the happening of which the obligation becomes no longer binding upon the other party, if he chooses to avail himself of the condition.

(Enacted 1872.)

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