A remainder may be limited on a contingency which, in case it should happen, will operate to abridge or determine the precedent estate; and every such remainder is to be deemed a conditional limitation.
Cal. Civ. Code § 778
Estates in General
Applied in 3 court decisions — leading case 146 Cal. App. 2d 584 - Brownell v. Gebhardt (1956)
Most recently applied in 146 Cal. App. 2d 584 - Brownell v. Gebhardt (December 1956)
Enacted 1872.
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