[IAUOLENUS libro quinto decimo ex Cassio. ] §16.2.14.prQuaecumque per exceptionem peremi possunt, in compensationem non ueniunt.
[JAVOLENUS, On Cassius, Book XV.] Whatever can be defeated by an exception does not enter into set-off.
Justinian I · The Digest of Justinian §16.2.14.pr
Exclusion of Claims Subject to an Exception from Set-Off
Summary
It establishes the principle that any claim that can be defeated by an exception is not admissible for set-off.
Notes
- §16.2.14.prperemi — A variant spelling of perimi, the present passive infinitive of perimo (to destroy or void). It is used here with the auxiliary verb possunt to express the passive sense 'can be extinguished'.
- §16.2.14.prin compensationem non ueniunt — The phrase in uenire in a legal context means 'to come into consideration' or 'to be admitted'. This clause expresses the rule that a claim that can be barred by an exception cannot be presented for the purpose of a set-off.
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