[GAIUS libro decimo ad edictum prouinciale. ] §18.4.15.prnisi de substantia eius adfirmauerit.
[GAIUS, On the Provincial Edict, book 10.] unless he has made an assertion as to its substance.
Justinian I · The Digest of Justinian §18.4.15.pr
Seller Liability on Guarantees of Estate Value in Sale
Summary
This fragment provides an exception to the rule regarding the size of a sold inheritance, stating that the size does matter if the seller made a specific guarantee about its substance.
Notes
- §18.4.15.prnisi — This introduces an exception to the conclusion of the preceding passage by Ulpian (§18.4.14.1: "nihil interest"). The compilers of the Digest have connected texts from different jurists to form a single continuous argument.
- §18.4.15.prde substantia eius — "eius" is a genitive pronoun referring back to "hereditas" in the preceding section. "substantia" here refers to the "substance" or the "actual asset value/condition" of the inheritance.
- §18.4.15.pradfirmauerit — The subject of the verb is omitted but is contextually the "uenditor" (seller) from the preceding section (§18.4.14.1). The tense is either perfect subjunctive or future perfect indicative.
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