[PAULUS libro nono decimo ad edictum. ] §11.3.6.prpraeteritae enim utilitatis aestimatio in hoc iudicium uersatur:
[PAULUS, from the nineteenth book on the Edict.] For the assessment of past utility is involved in this action:
Justinian I · The Digest of Justinian §11.3.6.pr
Assessment of Past Utility in Actions for Corrupting a Slave
Summary
Explains that the assessment of the slave's past utility is the subject of this action, justifying the reference to the time of the offense.
Notes
- 11.3.6.prpraeteritae utilitatis — An objective genitive governing the noun 'aestimatio'. It refers to the valuation of the 'utility' (value or benefit) that the slave brought to the master prior to being corrupted or harbored.
- 11.3.6.prin hoc iudicium uersatur — The verb 'uersari' (to be involved, to turn) in combination with the preposition 'in' normally takes the ablative case (in hoc iudicio). Here, the accusative 'iudicium' is used, which either implies a motion or direction ('is brought into this action') or reflects a post-classical merging of accusative and ablative usages with prepositions.
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Justinian I, The Digest of Justinian §11.3.6.pr. Humanitext Reader, https://reader.humanitext.ai/en/text/urn:cts:latinLit:phi2806.phi002.humanitext-lat1:11.3.6.pr
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