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Justinian I · The Digest of Justinian §13.4.7.pr-13.4.7.1

Arbitrary Actions in Good Faith Contracts and Stipulations

Passage 2080 of 9271 · Latin

Summary

Paulus states that in contracts of good faith, even with an agreed place of performance, the standard actions of contract apply rather than the arbitrary action, whereas the latter must be used if the performance at a certain place was stipulated via formal contract.

[PAULUS libro uicensimo octauo ad edictum. ] §13.4.7.prIn bonae fidei iudiciis, etiamsi in contrahendo conuenit, ut certo loco quid praestetur, ex empto uel uendito uel depositi actio competit, non arbitraria actio.
[PAULUS from the twenty-eighth book on the Edict.] In actions of good faith, even if it was agreed in the contracting that something should be performed at a certain place, the action on purchase, sale, or deposit lies, and not the arbitrary action.
§13.4.7.1Si tamen certo loco traditurum se quis stipulatus sit, hac actione utendum erit.
If, however, someone has stipulated that delivery is to be made at a certain place, this action must be used.

Notes

  1. §13.4.7.prnon arbitraria actio — The verb "competit" is understood from the preceding clause, functioning as "non competit arbitraria actio" (the arbitrary action does not lie). The "arbitraria actio" here refers to the "actio de eo quod certo loco dari oportet", which is the main subject of this title.
  2. §13.4.7.1traditurum se quis stipulatus sit — The deponent verb "stipulari" means "to stipulate / to exact a promise (as a creditor)". In the accusative with infinitive clause "traditurum se (esse)", the reflexive pronoun "se" grammatically refers to the subject "quis" (the stipulator), but in terms of legal substance, it means "has stipulated that [the promisor] will deliver [to him]".
  3. §13.4.7.1hac actione utendum erit — The phrase "utendum erit" is an impersonal gerundive construction expressing necessity. Since "utor" governs the ablative case, "hac actione" (this action) is in the ablative. "This action" refers to the "arbitraria actio" mentioned in the preceding section.

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Justinian I, The Digest of Justinian §13.4.7.pr-13.4.7.1. Humanitext Reader, https://reader.humanitext.ai/en/text/urn:cts:latinLit:phi2806.phi002.humanitext-lat1:13.4.7.pr-13.4.7.1

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