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Justinian I · The Digest of Justinian §18.1.75.pr

Seller's Action to Enforce Ancillary Agreements

Passage 2663 of 9271 · Latin

Summary

It states that if a tract of land is sold under special agreements such as a leaseback to the seller or a right of first refusal, the seller can bring an action on sale to enforce these terms.

[HERMOGENIANUS libro secundo iuris epitomarum. ] §18.1.75.prQui fundum uendidit, ut eum certa mercede conductum ipse habeat uel, si uendat, non alii, sed sibi distrahat uel simile aliquid paciscatur: ad complendum id, quod pepigerunt, ex uendito agere poterit.
[HERMOGENIANUS, in the second book of the Epitome of Law.] A person who has sold a tract of land under the agreement that he himself shall hold it on lease for a certain rent, or, if the buyer should sell it, he shall transfer it to no one else but to him, or who makes any similar agreement, can bring an action on sale to compel the performance of what they agreed upon.

Notes

  1. §18.1.75.prQui fundum uendidit ... uel simile aliquid paciscatur — The relative pronoun `Qui`, containing its own antecedent, serves as the subject of the main verb `poterit`. It refers to 'one who sold a tract of land (uendidit) ... or who makes a similar agreement (paciscatur).' The indicative perfect `uendidit` and the subjunctive of characteristic/condition `paciscatur` are coordinated by `uel`.
  2. §18.1.75.prex uendito — Abbreviation for `actio ex uendito` (action on sale). It is a personal action (actio in personam) by which the seller demands from the buyer the performance of various special terms arising from the contract (in this case, leaseback or right of first refusal).

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Justinian I, The Digest of Justinian §18.1.75.pr. Humanitext Reader, https://reader.humanitext.ai/en/text/urn:cts:latinLit:phi2806.phi002.humanitext-lat1:18.1.75.pr

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