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§ 740. — 740. (Enacted 1872.)

California § 740.
JurisdictionCalifornia
Code CIVCivil Code - CIV
Div. 2.DIVISION 2. PROPERTY
Title2.
Part 1.TITLE 2. OWNERSHIP
Ch. 4.CHAPTER 4. Termination of Ownership

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Cal. Civil Code - CIV Code § 740. (2026).

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A future interest may be defeated in any manner or by any act or means which the party creating such interest provided for or authorized in the creation thereof; nor is a future interest, thus liable to be defeated, to be on that ground adjudged void in its creation.

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Enacted 1872.
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