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Justinian I · The Digest of Justinian §13.7.10.pr

Alternative Satisfaction by Substitute Debtor and Creditor Consent

Passage 2148 of 9271 · Latin

Summary

Gaius explains that if a debtor attempts to give satisfaction by alternative means, such as providing a substitute debtor, rather than making an actual payment, it is of no benefit to him without the creditor's consent.

[GAIUS libro nono ad edictum prouinciale. ] §13.7.10.prQuod si non soluere, sed alia ratione satisfacere paratus est, forte si expromissorem dare uult, nihil ei prodest.
[GAIUS, on the Provincial Edict, Book IX] But if he is prepared not to pay, but to give satisfaction in another way, for example, if he wishes to provide a substitute debtor, it is of no benefit to him.

Notes

  1. §13.7.10.prQuod si — Although 'quod' originates from the neuter accusative singular of the relative pronoun, here it is used transitionally at the beginning of the sentence to connect with the preceding context, meaning 'but if'.
  2. §13.7.10.prexpromissorem — An 'expromissor' (substitute debtor) is one who, by agreement with the creditor, takes upon himself the debt of another, thereby releasing the original debtor. Unless the creditor consents, the debtor's unilateral offer to provide such a substitute does not constitute 'satisfaction' (satisfacere), and thus does not avail him to bring the action on pledge.

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Justinian I, The Digest of Justinian §13.7.10.pr. Humanitext Reader, https://reader.humanitext.ai/en/text/urn:cts:latinLit:phi2806.phi002.humanitext-lat1:13.7.10.pr

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