Justinian I · The Digest of Justinian §11.8.3.pr-11.8.3.1

Remedies for Tomb Construction Near Neighboring Buildings

Passage 1853 of 9271 · Latin

Summary

The text discusses the legal remedies (notice of a new work and actions) and their limitations available to a building owner when a tomb is constructed or a dead body is brought near their building.

[POMPONIUS libro nono ad Sabinum. ] §11.8.3.prSi propius aedes tuas quis aedificet sepulchrum, opus nouum tu nuntiare poteris, sed facto opere nullam habebis actionem nisi quod ui aut clam.

[POMPONIUS, On Sabinus, book 9] If anyone should build a tomb closer to your house, you will be able to give notice of a new work; but once the work is completed, you will have no action, unless it was done by force or secretly.

§11.8.3.1Si propius aedificium alienum intra legitimum modum mortuus illatus sit, postea eum prohibere non poterit aedificii dominus, quominus alium mortuum eo inferat uel monumentum aedificet, si ab initio domino sciente hoc fecerit.

If a dead body has been brought in closer to another's building within the lawful limit, the owner of the building will not afterwards be able to prevent him from bringing another dead body there or building a monument, if from the beginning he did this with the owner's knowledge.

Notes

11.8.3.prpropius aedes tuas — The comparative adverb propius here functions prepositionally, directly governing the accusative (aedes tuas).
11.8.3.prnisi quod ui aut clam — The phrase nisi quod introduces an exception ("unless that..."). The words ui aut clam ("by force or secretly") constitute a standard legal formula referring to wrongful interference with property rights.
11.8.3.1quominus alium mortuum eo inferat — A subjunctive clause introduced by quominus, which regularly follows verbs of preventing or hindering (such as prohibere), meaning "to prevent [him] from bringing...".
11.8.3.1domino sciente — An ablative absolute with a present participle, meaning "the owner knowing [it]" or "with the knowledge and tacit consent of the owner."

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Justinian I, The Digest of Justinian §11.8.3.pr-11.8.3.1. Humanitext Reader, https://reader.humanitext.ai/en/text/urn:cts:latinLit:phi2806.phi002.humanitext-lat1:11.8.3.pr-11.8.3.1

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