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Justinian I · The Digest of Justinian §12.1.24.pr

Condictio for Stipulation of a Specific Thing

Passage 1879 of 9271 · Latin

Summary

It states that if one has stipulated for a certain thing, one must bring an action for recovery (condictio) rather than the standard action on the stipulation.

[ULPIANUS libro singulari pandectarum. ] §12.1.24.prSi quis certum stipulatus fuerit, ex stipulatu actionem non habet, sed illa condicticia actione id persequi debet, per quam certum petitur.
[ULPIANUS from the single book of the Pandects.] If anyone has stipulated for a certain thing, he does not have an action on the stipulation, but he must pursue it by that action for recovery by which a certain thing is claimed.

Notes

  1. §12.1.24.prcertum stipulatus fuerit — The deponent verb 'stipulari' means to obtain a promise from another party in a verbal contract (stipulatio). The object 'certum' refers to a 'certain thing' whose identity or quantity is objectively determined, such as a specific sum of money or a particular object.
  2. §12.1.24.prex stipulatu actionem — In classical Roman law, if the object of a stipulation (stipulatio) was an uncertain thing (incertum), the 'action on the stipulation' (actio ex stipulatu) was typically used. Conversely, if the object was a certain thing (certum), it was necessary to employ a different form of action, namely the 'action for recovery' (condictio or condicticia actio), as this text indicates.

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Justinian I, The Digest of Justinian §12.1.24.pr. Humanitext Reader, https://reader.humanitext.ai/en/text/urn:cts:latinLit:phi2806.phi002.humanitext-lat1:12.1.24.pr

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