gift causa mortis
Defined in 2 dictionaries — Case Law, Ballentine's (1916)
Definitions from Case Law
From 283 U.S. 102 - United States v. Wells · 1931Most cited · 1,003 citing opinions
gifts causa mortis, which are made in anticipation of impending death, are revocable, and are defeated if the donor survives the apprehended peril
Ballentine's Law Dictionary
James A. Ballentine · 1916
A gift of personal property, made by one in expectation of death then imminent, and upon an essential condition that the property shall belong fully to the donee in case the donor dies, leaving the donee surviving and the gift unrevoked. See 99 Am. St. Rep. 891, note.