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Justinian I · The Digest of Justinian §16.1.14.pr

Restitution of Actions Against Original Debtor and Sureties

Passage 2360 of 9271 · Latin

Summary

Explains that if a woman intercedes contrary to the senatusconsultum, it is equitable to restore the action against the original debtor and his sureties to return to the original legal status.

[IULIANUS libro duodecimo digestorum. ] §16.1.14.prSi mulier contra senatus consultum intercesserit, aequum est non solum in ueterem debitorem, sed et in fideiussores eius actionem restitui: nam cum mulieris persona subtrahatur creditori propter senatus consultum, integra causa pristina restituenda est.
[JULIANUS, Digest, book 12] If a woman has interceded contrary to the senatusconsultum, it is equitable that the action be restored not only against the original debtor but also against his sureties; for since, by reason of the senatusconsultum, the person of the woman is withdrawn from the creditor, the original legal position must be restored unimpaired.

Notes

  1. §16.1.14.practionem restitui — Accusative with infinitive (AcI) construction serving as the subject of 'aequum est' (it is equitable). 'restitui' is the present passive infinitive.
  2. §16.1.14.prcreditori — Dative of separation with the verb 'subtrahatur' (is withdrawn/removed), meaning 'from the creditor'.
  3. §16.1.14.printegra causa pristina — The adjective 'integra' (unimpaired, whole) modifies 'causa pristina' (original legal status/case) predicatively, meaning 'the original legal position must be restored in its entirety'.

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Justinian I, The Digest of Justinian §16.1.14.pr. Humanitext Reader, https://reader.humanitext.ai/en/text/urn:cts:latinLit:phi2806.phi002.humanitext-lat1:16.1.14.pr

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