Statute · California Civil Code

Cal. Civ. Code § 1056 — Mode of Transfer

Cal. Civ. Code § 1056

Type
Statute
Source
California Civil Code
Jurisdiction
California
Current through
Nov 2, 2026 (California Legislative Counsel)

A grant cannot be delivered to the grantee conditionally. Delivery to him, or to his agent as such, is necessarily absolute, and the instrument takes effect thereupon, discharged of any condition on which the delivery was made.

Citator

Cal. Civ. Code § 1056 — Mode of Transfer is in force in the current edition of the Code, and nothing recorded condemns it.

A grant cannot be delivered to the grantee conditionally. Delivery to him, or to his agent as such, is necessarily absolute, and the instrument takes effect thereupon, discharged of any condition on which the delivery was made.