Where a grant is made upon condition subsequent, and is subsequently defeated by the non-performance of the condition, the person otherwise entitled to hold under the grant must reconvey the property to the grantor or his successors, by grant, duly acknowledged for record.
Cal. Civ. Code § 1109
Effect of Transfer
Applied in 7 court decisions — leading case Quatman v. McCray (1900)
Most recently applied in 10 Cal. App. 3d 619 - Lincoln v. Narom Development Co. (August 1970)
Enacted 1872.
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