[POMPONIUS libro quinto ad Sabinum. ] §11.7.15.prFuneris impensam et patronus, qui bonorum possessionem petit contra tabulas, praestat.
The patron as well, who petitions for possession of goods contrary to the will, pays the funeral expense.
Justinian I · The Digest of Justinian §11.7.15.pr
A Patron's Liability for Funeral Expenses
Summary
It explains that even a patron who petitions for the possession of goods contrary to the will must pay the funeral expense, just like a regular heir.
Notes
- §11.7.15.pret patronus, qui bonorum possessionem petit contra tabulas, praestat — The conjunction `et` functions here as "also" or "even." It indicates that a patron (former master of a freedperson) who has been granted the possession of goods contrary to the will (`bonorum possessio contra tabulas`) by the magistrate is still obligated to pay (`praestare`) the funeral expenses of their freedperson, just like a regular heir.
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Justinian I, The Digest of Justinian §11.7.15.pr. Humanitext Reader, https://reader.humanitext.ai/en/text/urn:cts:latinLit:phi2806.phi002.humanitext-lat1:11.7.15.pr
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