Condition precedent
Defined in 3 dictionaries — Case Law, Ballentine's (1916), Black's (1891)
Definitions from Case Law
From 83 U.S. 203 - Davis v. Gray · 1872Most cited · 501 citing opinions
a condition precedent, where no title has vested and none is to vest until the condition is performed. In the former case equity can give no relief. The failure to perform is an inevitable bar. No right can ever vest.
Ballentine's Law Dictionary
James A. Ballentine · 1916
A Dictionary of Law
Henry Campbell Black · 1891
A con. dition precedent is one which is to be performed before some right dependent thereon accrues, or someact dependent thereon is performed. Civil Code Cal. § 1436, A condition which must happen or be performed before the estate to which i is annexed can vest or be enlarged. Conditions may be precedent or subsequent, In the former, thecondition must be performed befora the contract becomes absolute and obligatory upon the other party. In the latter, the breacu of the condition may destroy the party’s rights under the contract, or may give a right to damages to the other party, according to a true construction of the intention of the parties, Code Ga. 1652, § 2724,