California Civil Code CHAPTER 3 - Conditional Obligations

• Section 1434.
  An obligation is conditional, when the rights or duties of any party thereto depend upon the occurrence of an uncertain event.(Enacted 1872.)
• Section 1435.
  Conditions may be precedent, concurrent, or subsequent.(Enacted 1872.)
• Section 1436.
  A condition precedent is one which is to be performed before some right dependent thereon accrues, or some act dependent thereon is performed.(Enacted 1872.)
• Section 1437.
  Conditions concurrent are those which are mutually dependent, and are to be performed at the same time.(Enacted 1872.)
• Section 1438.
  A condition subsequent is one referring to a future event, upon the happening of which the obligation becomes no longer binding upon the other party,...
• Section 1439.
  Before any party to an obligation can require another party to perform any act under it, he must fulfill all conditions precedent thereto imposed upon...
• Section 1440.
  If a party to an obligation gives notice to another, before the latter is in default, that he will not perform the same upon his...
• Section 1441.
  A condition in a contract, the fulfillment of which is impossible or unlawful, within the meaning of the Article on the Object of Contracts, or...
• Section 1442.
  A condition involving a forfeiture must be strictly interpreted against the party for whose benefit it is created.(Enacted 1872.)

Last modified: October 22, 2018