Conditio

Lat. A condition. Bract. fol.

19, 47, et passim.

See Condition, Conditio benejicialis qua sUUum construit, benigne, secundum verborum intentionem est interpretanda; odiosa autem, qucs statum destruit, stride, secundum verborum proprietatem est accipienda, A beneficial condition which creates an estate is to be construed favorably, according to the intention of the words; but an odious condition which destrojs an estate, is to be taken strictly according to the precise meaning of the words.

8 Co, 90. Shep, Touch. 134.

Conditio dicitur, cum quid in casum interturn, qui potest tendere ad esse aut non esse, confer tur, A condition is said" to be where any thing is annexed having reference to an uncertain event, which may tend to create or destroy it.

Co. Litt. 201.

Conditio (prcecedens) adimpleri debet priusquam seqnatur effectus. A condition precedent ought to be fulfilled before the effect can follow.

Co. Litt. 201.