Cal. Civil Code § 778 : Estates In Real Property — California Civil Code — Property — Estates In General — Remainder limited on contingency Date: 14 Sep 2016 TEXT PDF Current through the 2016 Legislative Session A remainder may be limited on a contingency which, in case it should happen, will operate to abridge or determine the precedent estate; and every such remainder is to be deemed a conditional limitation. Ca. Civ. Code § 778