A future interest may be defeated in any manner or by any act or means which the party creating such interest provided for or authorized in the creation thereof; nor is a future interest, thus liable to be defeated, to be on that ground adjudged void in its creation.
Cal. Civ. Code § 740
Termination of Ownership
Applied in 3 court decisions — leading case 26 Cal. App. 4th 409 - Ammco Ornamental Iron, Inc. v. Wing (1994)
Most recently applied in 26 Cal. App. 4th 409 - Ammco Ornamental Iron, Inc. v. Wing (June 1994)
Enacted 1872.
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Official source: California Legislative Information. Reproduced from public-domain California statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.