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§3.1.10.pr

Lawsuits of Fiscal Advocates and Decurions Against Their Own Entities

This section permits fiscal advocates to sue the fiscus in cases concerning themselves or their close relatives, and prohibits decurions from suing their own municipality except in cases involving those same relatives.

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[PAULUS libro singulari regularum.]

[PAULUS, in his Single Book of Rules.]

§3.1.10.pr

​Hi qui fisci1 causas agunt suam uel filiorum et2 parentium suorum uel pupillorum quorum tutelas gerunt causam et aduersus fiscum agere non prohibentur. decuriones quoque contra patriam suam causas agere prohibentur, praeter superiores personas.3

​Those who conduct the cases of the fiscus are not prohibited from conducting, even against the fiscus, their own case, or that of their children and parents, or of pupils whose guardianship they administer. Decurions also are prohibited from conducting cases against their own municipality, except for the aforementioned persons.

Syntax notes3 items
  1. 3.1.10.prfisci

    Objective genitive modifying causas, meaning 'those who manage the cases of the fiscus.'

  2. 3.1.10.pret

    Here et functions as an adverb meaning 'even' (etiam), emphasizing that they can conduct cases 'even against the fiscus.'

  3. 3.1.10.prsuperiores personas

    Refers to the persons mentioned in the preceding sentence ('oneself, children, parents, or pupils'). While decurions are generally prohibited from suing their own municipality, an exception is made for cases involving these closely related persons.

Translated by Gemini 3.5 Flash (published 2026-07-12)urn:cts:latinLit:phi2806.phi002.humanitext-lat1:3.1.10.pr