{"data":{"id":"us-ca/civ-1057","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"CIV § 1057","heading":"","body":"A grant may be deposited by the grantor with a third person, to be delivered on performance of a condition, and, on delivery by the depositary, it will take effect. While in the possession of the third person, and subject to condition, it is called an escrow.","path":["Civil Code - CIV","DIVISION 2. PROPERTY [654. - 1422.]","PART 4. ACQUISITION OF PROPERTY [1000. - 1422.]","TITLE 4. TRANSFER [1039. - 1231.]","CHAPTER 1. Transfers in General [1039. - 1090.5.]","ARTICLE 3. Mode of Transfer [1052. - 1059.]"],"source_url":"https://downloads.leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/pubinfo_2025.zip","current_through":"2026-09-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T05:56:33Z","sha256":"29ca97ce2f2de3e35931818a78c748095fe807ccbcf81fe5304a1abb41f27bbe","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/civ-1056","next":"us-ca/civ-1057.3"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}