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- Digesta Iustiniani Augusti. Mommsen, Theodor & Krueger, Paul, editors. Berlin: Weidmann, 1870.
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- Humanitext Reader · reader.humanitext.ai · 2026-11-15
Ulpian discusses the ownership of the Aquilian action when a bequeathed slave is killed or wounded before the acceptance of an inheritance, and quotes Julian regarding how subsequent causes of death and status changes affect the ability to sue for killing.
[ULPIANUS libro octauo decimo ad edictum.]
[ULPIAN, from the eighteenth book on the Edict.]
Huic scripturae1 consequens est dicere, ut, si ante aditam hereditatem occidatur legatus seruus, apud heredem remaneat Aquiliae actio per hereditatem adquisita. quod si uulneratus sit ante aditam hereditatem, in hereditate quidem actio remansit, sed cedere ea legatario heredem oportet.
It follows from this writing to say that if, before the inheritance is accepted, a bequeathed slave is killed, the Aquilian action acquired through the inheritance remains with the heir. But if he was only wounded before the inheritance is accepted, the action indeed remains in the inheritance, but the heir must cede it to the legatee.
Si seruus uulneratus mortifere postea ruina uel naufragio uel alio ictu maturius perierit, de occiso agi non posse,2 sed quasi de uulnerato, sed si manumissus uel alienatus ex uulnere periit, quasi de occiso agi posse Iulianus ait. haec ita tam uarie, quia uerum est eum a te occisum tunc cum uulnerabas, quod mortuo eo demum apparuit: at in superiore non est passa ruina3 apparere an sit occisus. sed si uulneratum mortifere liberum et heredem esse iusseris, deinde decesserit, heredem eius agere Aquilia non posse,
Julian says that if a mortally wounded slave later perishes earlier by a collapse of a building, a shipwreck, or some other blow, an action cannot be brought for one killed, but only as for one wounded; but if, after being manumitted or alienated, he dies from the wound, an action can be brought as for one killed. These things are so and are treated so differently because it is true that he was killed by you at the very time you were wounding him, which only became apparent upon his death; whereas in the former case, the collapse did not allow it to become apparent whether he was killed. But if you have ordered a mortally wounded slave to be free and to be your heir, and he subsequently dies, his heir cannot bring an action under the Lex Aquilia,
- 9.2.15.prHuic scripturae
A dative phrase containing a demonstrative pronoun, depending on the adjective 'consequens' (consistent with, logical consequence). 'Scriptura' (writing) refers to the preceding statement of Paul regarding the heir killing the bequeathed slave.
- 9.2.15.1de occiso agi non posse
Part of an accusative-and-infinitive (AcI) construction using the impersonal passive infinitive 'agi'. Literally, 'that it cannot be pleaded concerning one killed,' meaning practically 'that an action cannot be brought for killing.' It is governed by 'ait' in the main clause.
- 9.2.15.1non est passa ruina
'Ruina' (collapse) is the subject. 'Non est passa' is the third-person singular feminine perfect of the deponent verb 'patior' (to allow, suffer), taking the following 'apparere...' as its object infinitive.
Translated by Gemini 3.5 Flash (published 2026-07-12) · Revision history (1, latest 2026-09-21)
- 2026-09-21 AI review — note 1