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Procurator for a Legacy and the Interdict to Produce the Will

If a procurator appointed to claim a legacy seeks an interdict for the production of the will, this action is deemed covered by the mandate, and the procuratorial exception will not block it.

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[POMPONIUS libro secundo ex Plautio.]

[POMPONIUS in the second book on Plautius.]

§3.3.62.pr

​Ad legatum petendum procurator datus si interdicto utatur aduersus heredem de tabulis exhibendis,1 procuratoria exceptio, quasi non et hoc esset ei mandatum,2 non obstat.

​If a procurator appointed to claim a legacy uses an interdict against the heir for the production of the tablets, the procuratorial exception, as if this also had not been mandated to him, does not stand in the way.

Syntax notes2 items
  1. 3.3.62.prde tabulis exhibendis

    A gerundive construction agreeing with the noun tabulae (here meaning the tablets of the will). The entire phrase has a nominal force meaning "concerning the production of the tablets" and explains the substance of the interdict.

  2. 3.3.62.prquasi non et hoc esset ei mandatum

    The conjunction quasi takes the subjunctive imperfect (esset mandatum) to express a contrary-to-fact hypothetical ground ("as if this also had not been mandated to him"). et in et hoc acts adverbially as "also", describing the basis of the heir's procuratorial exception that the request for the production of the will was not included in the original mandate to claim the legacy.

Translated by Gemini 3.5 Flash (published 2026-07-12)urn:cts:latinLit:phi2806.phi002.humanitext-lat1:3.3.62.pr