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Justinian I · The Digest of Justinian §17.2.18.pr

Departure from a Slave's Partnership and Notice to Partner

Passage 2520 of 9271 · Latin

Summary

Explains that when departing from a partnership formed by a slave, a mere order from the master is not sufficient, but notice must be given to the partner.

[POMPONIUS libro tertio decimo ad Sabinum. ] §17.2.18.prSi seruus societatem coierit, non sufficiet, si iubeatur a domino seruus abire a societate, sed socio renuntiandum est.
[POMPONIUS in his thirteenth book on Sabinus] If a slave has entered into a partnership, it will not be sufficient if the slave is ordered by his master to depart from the partnership, but notice of renunciation must be given to the partner.

Notes

  1. §17.2.18.prsocio renuntiandum est — In the phrase "socio renuntiandum est," `socio` is not a dative of agent, but the indirect object (dative governed by the verb `renuntiare`, "to give notice to someone"). The gerundive expression is used impersonally ("notice of renunciation must be given [by the master or slave] to the partner").

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Justinian I, The Digest of Justinian §17.2.18.pr. Humanitext Reader, https://reader.humanitext.ai/en/text/urn:cts:latinLit:phi2806.phi002.humanitext-lat1:17.2.18.pr

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