Tribal Law - Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians of North Dakota; National Indian Law Library, Native American Rights Fund

Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians of North Dakota - Tribal Law

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Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians Tribal Code.

11.03.220 Condition Precedent Vests on Fulfillment; Exceptions

Where a testamentary disposition is made upon a condition precedent, nothing vests until the condition is fulfilled, except where such fulfillment is impossible, in which case the disposition vests, unless the condition was the sole motive thereof, and the impossibility was known to the testator or arose from an unavoidable event subsequent to the execution of the will.

When condition precedent deemed performed. A condition precedent in a wil1 is to be deemed performed when the testator's intention has been substantially, though not literally, complied with.