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Justinian I · The Digest of Justinian §14.2.3.pr

Contribution for Cutting Down Masts and Ship Tackle

Passage 2192 of 9271 · Latin

Summary

This section states that contribution is due when a mast or other tackle of a ship is cast down to avert a common danger.

[PAPINIANUS libro nono decimo responsorum. ] §14.2.3.prCum arbor aut aliud nauis instrumentum remouendi communis periculi causa deiectum est, contributio debetur.
[PAPINIANUS libro nono decimo responsorum.] When a mast or other tackle of a ship has been cast down for the purpose of removing a common danger, contribution is due.

Notes

  1. 14.2.3.prarbor — While the word literally means "tree," in this nautical context it refers specifically to the "mast" of the ship.
  2. 14.2.3.prremouendi communis periculi causa — A construction using `causa` with a genitive to express purpose. `remouendi` is a gerundive agreeing in gender, number, and case with the neuter singular genitive noun phrase `communis periculi` (common danger), meaning "for the purpose of removing a common danger."

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Justinian I, The Digest of Justinian §14.2.3.pr. Humanitext Reader, https://reader.humanitext.ai/en/text/urn:cts:latinLit:phi2806.phi002.humanitext-lat1:14.2.3.pr

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