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Justinian I · The Digest of Justinian §12.4.12.pr

Recovery of Gifts Mortis Causa and Their Fruits upon Recovery

Passage 1962 of 9271 · Latin

Summary

This section rules that when a donor recovers and sues for the return of a donation mortis causa, not only the donated thing itself but also its fruits, offspring, and accretions can be recovered.

[PAULUS libro sexto ad legem Iuliam et Papiam. ] §12.4.12.prCum quis mortis causa donationem, cum conualuisset donator, condicit, fructus quoque donatarum rerum et partus et quod adcreuit rei donatae repetere potest.
[PAULUS, Sixth Book on the Lex Iulia et Papia.] When anyone, after the donor has recovered, sues for the return of a donation mortis causa, he can also recover the fruits of the donated things, and the offspring, and whatever has accrued to the donated thing.

Notes

  1. §12.4.12.prcum conualuisset donator — A `cum` clause with the subjunctive pluperfect `conualuisset`, indicating an action prior to the present tense `condicit` in the main clause. Since a donation mortis causa becomes invalid upon the donor's recovery, this recovery serves as the prerequisite for the condictio.
  2. §12.4.12.prpartus — Refers primarily to the offspring of a female slave (partus ancillae). Since the offspring of a slave was generally not considered a 'fruit' (fructus) in Roman law, it is explicitly listed here as a separate item eligible for recovery alongside `fructus`.

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Justinian I, The Digest of Justinian §12.4.12.pr. Humanitext Reader, https://reader.humanitext.ai/en/text/urn:cts:latinLit:phi2806.phi002.humanitext-lat1:12.4.12.pr

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