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What is a condition precedent?

What is a condition precedent? Here are some definitions.

Noun
  1. (law) a condition imposed on an agreement that must be satisfied before property is transferred between parties.
  2. (law) a condition depending upon an uncertain event which must be fulfilled before an obligation arises or a legal transaction takes effect.
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The Court of Appeals also held that Fellows' title was invalid, because the payment of compensation was a condition precedent.
These resolutions would be subject to a condition precedent, i.e. that the first resolution be adopted beforehand.
With respect to condition precedent above, the board of directors has received the verbal opinion from Paradigm Capital Inc.
The only way any party could get out of the letter of intent would be if there were a violation of a condition precedent.
Thus I conclude that requirement to serve a demand is a procedural condition precedent to bringing proceedings.
If a term is a condition precedent to liability, any breach defeats liability but does not lead to a repudiation of the whole contract.

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