[PAULUS libro secundo sententiarum. ] §17.1.24.prseu ob inanes rei actiones
[PAULUS in the second book of his Opinions.]\n\nor on account of the fruitless lawsuits of the matter.
Justinian I · The Digest of Justinian §17.1.24.pr
Renunciation of Mandate Due to Fruitless Lawsuits
Summary
It presents the fruitlessness of the lawsuits regarding the matter as a justifiable reason for renouncing a mandate.
Notes
- §17.1.24.prrei — Genitive singular of res (matter, case, object of lawsuit), which depends on inanes actiones (fruitless lawsuits) to mean "the lawsuits of the matter". Although it could be interpreted as the genitive of reus (defendant, party), it is more natural to take it as the genitive of res, indicating that the lawsuits mandated themselves are futile.
- §17.1.24.prseu — A conjunction introducing a further parallel reason ("or...") to the justifiable grounds for renouncing a mandate (such as illness or enmity) mentioned in the preceding fragment (D. 17.1.23.pr).
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Justinian I, The Digest of Justinian §17.1.24.pr. Humanitext Reader, https://reader.humanitext.ai/en/text/urn:cts:latinLit:phi2806.phi002.humanitext-lat1:17.1.24.pr
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