Conditional Obligation
Defined in 3 dictionaries — Cyclopedic (1922), Ballentine's (1916), Black's (1891)
The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary
Walter A. Shumaker and George Foster Longsdorf; ed. James C. Cahill · 1922
An obligation subject to a condition. In Louisiana. An implied obligation. See 2 La. Ann. 989, 991.
Ballentine's Law Dictionary
James A. Ballentine · 1916
One depending upon the existence of a condition.
A Dictionary of Law
Henry Campbell Black · 1891
An obligation is conditional when the rights or duties of any party thereto depend upon the oecurrence of an uncertain event. Civil Caile Cal, § 1484. The Lonisiana Code defines conditional obligations as those which result from the operation of law, from the nature of the contract, or from the presumed intent of the parties. 2 La. Ann. 989.