conditions precedent
Definitions from Case Law · United States Supreme Court
Definitions from Case Law
From 4 U.S. 237 - Attorney General v. The Grantees Under the Act of April 1792 · 1792Most cited · 10 citing opinions
conditions precedent must be strictly performed to make the estate vest, and though become impossible, even by the act of God, the estate will not vest
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