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Justinian I · The Digest of Justinian §14.4.10.pr

Actions on Peculium and Distribution Against a Slave Buyer

Passage 2229 of 9271 · Latin

Summary

Paulus states that while an action on the peculium can be brought against the buyer of a slave, an action for distribution cannot be brought against them.

[PAULUS libro trigensimo ad edictum. ] §14.4.10.prDe peculio actione etiam cum emptore serui agi potest, tributoria non potest.
[PAULUS, from the thirtieth book on the Edict.] An action can be brought even against the buyer of a slave by the action on the peculium, but not by the action for distribution.

Notes

  1. 14.4.10.prtributoria non potest — After "tributoria", the ablative noun "actione" is omitted, corresponding to "de peculio actione" in the preceding clause; likewise, the passive infinitive "agi" is omitted after "non potest".
  2. 14.4.10.pragi — The present passive infinitive of the verb "agere" (to bring an action). It is used in an impersonal passive construction meaning "for an action to be brought."

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Justinian I, The Digest of Justinian §14.4.10.pr. Humanitext Reader, https://reader.humanitext.ai/en/text/urn:cts:latinLit:phi2806.phi002.humanitext-lat1:14.4.10.pr

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