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- Digesta Iustiniani Augusti. Mommsen, Theodor & Krueger, Paul, editors. Berlin: Weidmann, 1870.
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- Humanitext Reader · reader.humanitext.ai · 2026-11-13
Papinian explains that while servitudes cannot strictly be subject to terms or conditions under civil law, agreements to that effect are protected via exceptions; furthermore, servitudes may be legally restricted by manner of exercise (such as vehicle type, weight, or specific time intervals).
[PAPINIANUS libro septimo quaestionum.]
[PAPINIANUS in the seventh book of Questions.]
Seruitutes ipso quidem iure1 neque ex tempore neque ad tempus neque sub condicione neque ad certam condicionem (uerbi gratia 'quamdiu uolam') constitui possunt: sed tamen si haec adiciantur, pacti uel per doli exceptionem occurretur contra placita seruitutem uindicanti:2 idque et Sabinum respondisse Cassius rettulit et sibi placere.3
Servitudes cannot, strictly by law itself, be established either from a certain time, or up to a certain time, or under a condition, or until a certain condition (for example, “as long as I wish”). However, if these are added, the person claiming the servitude contrary to the agreement will be opposed by the exception of agreement or of fraud. Cassius reported that Sabinus also gave this opinion, and that he himself approved of it.
Modum adici seruitutibus posse constat: ueluti quo genere uehiculi agatur uel non agatur (ueluti ut equo dumtaxat) uel ut certum pondus uehatur uel grex ille transducatur aut carbo portetur.
It is established that a restriction (modus) can be added to servitudes: for example, with what kind of vehicle one may drive or not drive (for example, that it be only by horse), or that a certain weight be carried, or that that particular herd be driven across, or that coal be carried.
Interualla dierum et horarum non ad temporis causam, sed ad modum pertinent iure constitutae seruitutis.4
Intervals of days and hours do not pertain to the status of time, but to the restriction of a legally established servitude.
- 8.1.4.pripso quidem iure
An expression indicating that under strict civil law (ius civile), servitudes are inherently perpetual and undivided, and thus cannot formally be made subject to conditions or terms.
- 8.1.4.prpacti uel per doli exceptionem occurretur contra placita seruitutem uindicanti
The genitive pacti depends on exceptionem, implying both exceptio pacti (exception of agreement) and exceptio doli (exception of fraud). occurretur is an impersonal passive meaning "opposition will be made," and uindicanti is a dative present participle functioning as the indirect object.
- 8.1.4.pridque et Sabinum respondisse Cassius rettulit et sibi placere
Two accusative-and-infinitive clauses (Sabinum respondisse and sibi placere) are coordinated by et... et... as objects of Cassius rettulit. The reflexive pronoun sibi refers back to the subject of the reporting verb, Cassius.
- 8.1.4.2iure constitutae seruitutis
The phrase iure constitutae is a participle phrase modifying the genitive seruitutis, meaning "of a servitude established by law (or rightfully)." The entire genitive phrase modifies modum.