California Civil Code Section 780

CA Civ Code § 780 (2017)  

When a remainder on an estate for life or for years is not limited on a contingency defeating or avoiding such precedent estate, it is to be deemed intended to take effect only on the death of the first taker, or the expiration, by lapse of time, of such term of years.

(Enacted 1872.)

Last modified: October 25, 2018