Statute · California Civil Code
Cal. Civ. Code § 780 — Estates in General
Cal. Civ. Code § 780
- Type
- Statute
- Source
- California Civil Code
- Jurisdiction
- California
- Current through
- Nov 2, 2026 (California Legislative Counsel)
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.
Citator
Cal. Civ. Code § 780 — Estates in General is in force in the current edition of the Code, and nothing recorded condemns it.
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.