A grant cannot be delivered to the grantee conditionally. Delivery to him or to his agent as such is necessarily absolute; and the instrument takes effect thereupon discharged of any condition on which the delivery was made.

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Source: CivC 1877, § 608; CL 1887, § 3231; RCivC 1903, § 924; RC 1919, § 526; SDC 1939, § 51.1305.