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Justinian I · The Digest of Justinian §14.6.18.pr

Accepting Sureties after a Son's Death and Peculium Action

Passage 2257 of 9271 · Latin

Summary

Discusses whether a creditor can accept a surety after the death of a son of the family, stating that it is impossible due to the extinction of the obligation, but permissible from the father under the action concerning the peculium.

[UENULEIUS libro secundo stipulationum. ] §14.6.18.prCreditorem filii familias mortuo eo fideiussorem accipere non posse Iulianus scribit, quia nulla obligatio aut ciuilis aut naturalis supersit, cui fideiussor accedat: plane a patre eius actionis nomine, quae de peculio aduersus eum competat, fideiussorem recte accipi.
[VENULEIUS, Stipulations, Book 2] Julian writes that after the death of a son of the family, his creditor cannot accept a surety, because no obligation, whether civil or natural, survives for a surety to be added to; however, a surety is rightly accepted from his father under the name of the action which lies against him concerning the peculium.

Notes

  1. §14.6.18.prmortuo eo — An ablative absolute construction meaning "after his death" (referring to the death of the son of the family).
  2. §14.6.18.prsupersit — Present subjunctive of the verb superesse. It is used in the causal clause (quia) within indirect speech to indicate a reported or subjective reason.
  3. §14.6.18.pra patre — Dependent on the passive infinitive accipi, meaning "from the father" (i.e. accepting a surety provided by him). Although the son's obligation is gone, the action concerning the peculium against the father remains, allowing a surety to be taken from him.

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Justinian I, The Digest of Justinian §14.6.18.pr. Humanitext Reader, https://reader.humanitext.ai/en/text/urn:cts:latinLit:phi2806.phi002.humanitext-lat1:14.6.18.pr

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