- Source
- Digesta Iustiniani Augusti. Mommsen, Theodor & Krueger, Paul, editors. Berlin: Weidmann, 1870.
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- Humanitext Reader · reader.humanitext.ai · 2026-11-13
Paulus explains the liability for maintenance and repairs when the use of a house is bequeathed without usufruct, distinguishing between cases where the heir can still receive fruits and where he cannot, arguing that this distinction determines who must bear the burden of repairs.
[PAULUS libro nono ad Plautium.]
[PAULUS libro nono ad Plautium.]
Si domus usus legatus sit sine fructu, communis refectio est rei in sartis tectis1 tam heredis quam usuarii. uideamus tamen, ne, si fructum heres accipiat, ipse reficere debeat,2 si uero talis sit res, cuius usus legatus est, ut heres fructum percipere non possit, legatarius reficere cogendus est: quae distinctio rationem habet.
If the use of a house is bequeathed without the usufruct, the repair of the property in keeping it in good repair is common to both the heir and the user. Let us consider, however, whether, if the heir receives the fruits, he himself ought to repair it; but if the property whose use is bequeathed is of such a nature that the heir cannot reap the fruits, the legatee must be compelled to repair it. This distinction is reasonable.
- 7.8.18.prsartis tectis
Plural ablative of the adjectives sartus (repaired) and tectus (roofed/covered). Combined with the preposition in, it is a legal idiom meaning "keeping in good repair" or "keeping wind and water tight." Here, it refers to the basic maintenance duties required to prevent the property from falling into decay.
- 7.8.18.pruideamus tamen, ne, si fructum heres accipiat, ipse reficere debeat
The hortatory/deliberative subjunctive uideamus ("let us consider") governs the subordinate clause ne... debeat (present subjunctive). The construction uideamus ne... introduces a hypothetical suggestion in a positive sense ("let us consider whether ... not"), suggesting that the heir indeed ought to make repairs. The conditional clause si... accipiat is nested within this subordinate structure.