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Justinian I · The Digest of Justinian §16.2.12.pr

Application of Set-Off to the Fiscus and Different Rates of Interest

Passage 2390 of 9271 · Latin

Summary

This section states that the same rule of set-off applies to both private individuals and the fiscus, and rules that set-off is allowed even when mutual debts bear interest at different rates.

[IDEM libro sexagensimo quarto ad edictum. ] §16.2.12.prIdem iuris est non solum in priuatis, uerum etiam in causa fisci constitutum.
[THE SAME, On the Edict, Book LXIV.] The same rule of law is established not only in the case of private persons, but also in cases involving the fiscus.
sed et si inuicem sit usuraria pecunia, diuersae tamen sint usurae, compensatio nihilo minus locum habet eius quod inuicem debetur.
But even if the money on both sides is interest-bearing, yet the rates of interest are different, the set-off of what is mutually owed nevertheless takes place.

Notes

  1. §16.2.12.prIdem iuris — iuris is a partitive genitive qualifying the neuter singular pronoun Idem (literally "the same of law"), meaning "the same rule of law."
  2. §16.2.12.prdiuersae tamen sint usurae — sint is a present subjunctive forming part of the conditional/concessive clause introduced by the preceding si (si... sit... sint...). Accompanied by tamen ("nevertheless"), it expresses a concessive condition.
  3. §16.2.12.prcompensatio nihilo minus locum habet eius quod inuicem debetur — eius is the neuter genitive singular of the demonstrative pronoun serving as the antecedent of the relative clause quod inuicem debetur, and functions as an objective genitive depending on the noun compensatio (set-off).

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Justinian I, The Digest of Justinian §16.2.12.pr. Humanitext Reader, https://reader.humanitext.ai/en/text/urn:cts:latinLit:phi2806.phi002.humanitext-lat1:16.2.12.pr

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