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Justinian I · The Digest of Justinian §18.4.12.pr

Liability for Fraud in Knowing Sale of Non-Existent Inheritance

Passage 2710 of 9271 · Latin

Summary

Gaius qualifies the rule on the sale of an expectation of inheritance, stating that if the seller sold it knowing it did not belong to him, he will be liable for fraud.

[GAIUS libro decimo ad edictum prouinciale. ] §18.4.12.prHoc autem sic intellegendum est, nisi sciens ad se non pertinere ita uendiderit: nam tunc ex dolo tenebitur.
[GAIUS, On the Provincial Edict, book 10.] This, however, is to be understood in this way, unless he sold it in this manner knowing that it did not belong to him; for then he will be liable on the ground of fraud.

Notes

  1. §18.4.12.prsciens ad se non pertinere — The nominative participle `sciens` modifies the subject of the conditional clause (the seller, who is the subject of `uendiderit`) and takes the accusative with infinitive clause `ad se non pertinere` ('that it did not belong to him') as its object. The reflexive pronoun `se` refers back to the subject.
  2. §18.4.12.prex dolo tenebitur — `ex dolo` means 'on the ground of fraud (dolus),' and `tenebitur` (the future passive of `tenere`) means 'he will be held liable' or 'bound.' If the seller acted in bad faith, he will face legal liability toward the buyer.

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Justinian I, The Digest of Justinian §18.4.12.pr. Humanitext Reader, https://reader.humanitext.ai/en/text/urn:cts:latinLit:phi2806.phi002.humanitext-lat1:18.4.12.pr

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