When a debtor is entitled to the performance of a condition precedent to, or concurrent with, performance on his part, he may make his offer to depend upon the due performance of such condition.
Cal. Civ. Code § 1498
Offer of Performance
Applied in 7 court decisions — leading case Doak v. Bruson (1907)
Most recently applied in 13 Cal. App. 4th 1589 - R. J. Kuhl Corp. v. Sullivan (March 1993)
Enacted 1872.
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