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Justinian I · The Digest of Justinian §15.1.10.pr

Priority of Creditor First Obtaining Judgment on Peculium

Passage 2269 of 9271 · Latin

Summary

This section explains that if a later action on the peculium reaches judgment first while a prior action is still pending, the prior action is not considered, establishing that priority is determined by who first obtains judgment, not who first joins issue.

[GAIUS libro nono ad edictum prouinciale. ] §15.1.10.prSi uero adhuc in suspenso est prius iudicium de peculio et ex posteriore iudicio res iudicaretur, nullo modo debet prioris iudicii ratio haberi in posteriore condemnatione, quia in actione de peculio occupantis melior est condicio, occupare autem uidetur non qui prior litem contestatus est, sed qui prior ad sententiam iudicis peruenit.
[GAIUS libro nono ad edictum prouinciale.] But if a prior action concerning the peculium is still pending and judgment is rendered in a subsequent action, no account whatsoever of the prior action ought to be taken in the subsequent condemnation; because in an action concerning the peculium, the condition of the one who preempts is better, and he is deemed to preempt not who first joined issue, but who first reached the judge's decision.

Notes

  1. 15.1.10.prin suspenso — Meaning 'in suspense' or 'pending'. It describes a legal action that has been initiated but has not yet reached a final judgment.
  2. 15.1.10.prratio haberi — Passive of "rationem habere" (to take into account, to compute). It indicates that no deduction or calculation in respect of the pending prior action should be made in the condemnation of the subsequent action.
  3. 15.1.10.proccupantis melior est condicio — The principle of priority (preemption) in the action concerning peculium. When creditors compete, the one who first secures (occupare) their position is preferred. This preemption is determined not by who first joined issue (litis contestatio), but by who first obtained the judge's decision (sententia).

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Justinian I, The Digest of Justinian §15.1.10.pr. Humanitext Reader, https://reader.humanitext.ai/en/text/urn:cts:latinLit:phi2806.phi002.humanitext-lat1:15.1.10.pr

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