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Aquilian Action for Death After an Action for Injury

Discusses that even if an action under the Lex Aquilia has been brought for a wounded slave, another action under the same law can still be brought if the slave subsequently dies of that wound.

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[ULPIANUS libro quinquagensimo ad Sabinum.]

[ULPIANUS, in the fiftieth book on Sabinus.]

§9.2.46.pr

​Si uulnerato seruo1 lege Aquilia actum sit, postea mortuo2 ex eo vulnere agi lege Aquilia nihilo minus potest.

​If an action has been brought under the Lex Aquilia for a wounded slave, and afterwards he dies of that wound, an action can nonetheless be brought under the Lex Aquilia.

Syntax notes2 items
  1. 9.2.46.pruulnerato seruo

    Ablative accompanying the impersonal passive actum sit ("an action has been brought"). It can be interpreted either as an ablative absolute ("the slave having been wounded") or as an ablative of object/respect with the preposition de omitted ("concerning the wounded slave").

  2. 9.2.46.prmortuo

    An ablative absolute with the noun seruo understood from the preceding clause as its subject (seruo mortuo...).

Translated by Gemini 3.5 Flash (published 2026-07-12)urn:cts:latinLit:phi2806.phi002.humanitext-lat1:9.2.46.pr