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§3.3.68.pr

Action by Principal on Procurator's Stipulation

This fragment establishes that a principal cannot sue for a stipulation made by their procurator regarding the principal's property against the procurator's will, provided the mandate did not oppose it.

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[IDEM libro tertio responsorum.]

[THE SAME in the third book of Opinions.]

§3.3.68.pr

​Quod1 procurator ex re domini mandato non refragante2 stipulatur, inuito procuratore3 dominus petere non potest.

​What a procurator stipulates from the property of his principal, the mandate not opposing, the principal cannot claim against the will of the procurator.

Syntax notes3 items
  1. 3.3.68.prQuod

    Relative pronoun (neuter accusative singular) with its antecedent omitted, functioning as the direct object of both stipulatur in the relative clause and the infinitive petere in the main clause.

  2. 3.3.68.prmandato non refragante

    Ablative absolute consisting of the noun mandatum (mandate, authorization) and the present participle of refragor (to oppose). It indicates the condition that the stipulation made by the procurator is not in conflict with the terms of the mandate.

  3. 3.3.68.prinuito procuratore

    Ablative absolute consisting of the adjective inuitus (unwilling) and the noun procurator without a participle of the copula. It modifies the main clause petere non potest, meaning "against the will of the procurator".

Translated by Gemini 3.5 Flash (published 2026-07-12)urn:cts:latinLit:phi2806.phi002.humanitext-lat1:3.3.68.pr