[POMPONIUS libro duodecimo ex uariis lectionibus. ] §15.1.34.prnon penes quem res peculiaris sit.
[POMPONIUS in the twelfth book of various readings.]\n\nnot in the possession of the person in whose possession the thing belonging to the peculium is.
Justinian I · The Digest of Justinian §15.1.34.pr
Attribution of Peculium to the Price Recipient Over Possessor
Summary
Continuing from the previous section (33.pr), this fragment confirms that the peculium is deemed to be in the possession of the receiver of its price, rather than the person who physically holds the thing belonging to the peculium.
Notes
- §15.1.34.prnon penes quem res peculiaris sit — This clause is elliptically connected by the compilers of the Digest to the main predicate of the preceding fragment by a different author (D.15.1.33.pr: "penes eum uidetur esse peculium..."). The relative pronoun quem (accusative, governed by the preposition penes) has its antecedent omitted, meaning "not in the possession of [him] with whom...". The phrase res peculiaris refers to the physical thing belonging to the peculium, which is contrasted with "the price of the peculium" (pretium peculii) in the preceding fragment. The subjunctive sit is a subjunctive of characteristic (conjunctivus characteristicus) or due to the hypothetical context of the condition continued from the previous section.
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Justinian I, The Digest of Justinian §15.1.34.pr. Humanitext Reader, https://reader.humanitext.ai/en/text/urn:cts:latinLit:phi2806.phi002.humanitext-lat1:15.1.34.pr
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