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Justinian I · The Digest of Justinian §15.1.42.pr

Action on the Peculium against an Adrogator

Passage 2301 of 9271 · Latin

Summary

It contrasts the general opinion, which holds that an action on the peculium should be granted against an adrogator, with the view of Sabinus and Cassius, who deny that such an action should be granted based on transactions entered into before the adrogation.

[IDEM libro duodecimo ad edictum. ] §15.1.42.prIn adrogatorem de peculio actionem dandam quidam recte putant, quamuis Sabinus et Cassius ex ante gesto de peculio actionem non esse dandam existimant.
[THE SAME in the twelfth book on the edict.] Some rightly think that an action on the peculium should be granted against an adrogator, although Sabinus and Cassius think that an action on the peculium should not be granted on the basis of a transaction entered into before.

Notes

  1. §15.1.42.prIn adrogatorem — The preposition in with the accusative indicates the target or defendant of the legal action. The 'adrogator' refers to the person who adopts someone who was previously independent (sui iuris).
  2. §15.1.42.prdandam — The feminine accusative singular of the gerundive, with esse omitted. It functions in the accusative-and-infinitival clause governed by putant (with actionem as subject), expressing objective necessity or obligation ('should be granted'), in contrast with 'non esse dandam' in the latter clause.
  3. §15.1.42.prex ante gesto — The preposition ex combined with the ablative of the substantivized neuter singular perfect participle (gestum, meaning 'transaction' or 'act'). It is modified by the adverb ante ('before'), meaning 'on the basis of a transaction entered into prior [to the adrogation]'.

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Justinian I, The Digest of Justinian §15.1.42.pr. Humanitext Reader, https://reader.humanitext.ai/en/text/urn:cts:latinLit:phi2806.phi002.humanitext-lat1:15.1.42.pr

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