Civil Code section 709

If a condition precedent requires the performance of an act wrong of itself, the instrument containing it is so far void, and the right cannot exist. If it requires the performance of an act not wrong of itself, but otherwise unlawful, the instrument takes effect and the condition is void.

Source: Section 709, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=CIV§ionNum=709. (accessed Aug. 17, 2026).

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Location: https://california.public.law/codes/civil_code_section_709

Original Source: Section 709, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=CIV§ionNum=709. (last accessed May 12, 2025).