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Justinian I · The Digest of Justinian §15.1.56.pr

Assumption of Debt by a Slave and Deduction from Peculium

Passage 2315 of 9271 · Latin

Summary

It discusses the master's right to deduct from the peculium and the status of the claim against the original debtor when a slave undertakes a debt on behalf of the master's debtor.

[PAULUS libro secundo ad Neratium. ] §15.1.56.prQuod seruus meus pro debitore meo mihi expromisit, ex peculio deduci debet et a debitore nihilo minus debetur.
[PAULUS in the second book on Neratius.] What my slave has promised to me on behalf of my debtor ought to be deducted from the peculium, and is nonetheless owed by the debtor.
sed uideamus, ne credendum sit peculiare fieri nomen eius, pro quo expromissum est.
But let us see whether it should be believed that the claim against him, on whose behalf the promise was made, becomes part of the peculium.
PAULUS: utique si de peculio agente aliquo deducere uelit, illud nomen peculiare facit.
PAULUS: At all events, if the master wishes to make a deduction when someone is bringing an action concerning the peculium, he makes that claim part of the peculium.

Notes

  1. §15.1.56.prnomen — Originally meaning an entry in an account book, 'nomen' here refers to a 'claim' or 'debt' against a specific debtor (namely, the original debtor on whose behalf the slave made the promise).
  2. §15.1.56.pruideamus, ne — Followed by the subjunctive, this expression is used to suggest a point for consideration: 'let us see whether ... not' or 'we should consider whether'.
  3. §15.1.56.prde peculio agente aliquo — Ablative absolute, where 'aliquo' is the logical subject and 'agente' is the present participle, meaning 'when someone is bringing an action concerning the peculium' (actio de peculio).

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Justinian I, The Digest of Justinian §15.1.56.pr. Humanitext Reader, https://reader.humanitext.ai/en/text/urn:cts:latinLit:phi2806.phi002.humanitext-lat1:15.1.56.pr

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