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Suspensory Conditions

Defined in 1 dictionary — Bouvier (1914)

Bouvier's Law Dictionary and Concise Encyclopedia

John Bouvier; revised by Francis Rawle · 1914

Conditions precedent in a contract which merely suspend the operation of a promise till they are fulfilled. They differ from those conditions precedent the non-fulfilment of which works a breach of the contract. Tiff. Sales 153. See New Orleans v. R. Co., 171 U. S. 312, 18 Sup. Ct. 875, 43 L. Ed. 178.