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Justinian I · The Digest of Justinian §19.2.17.pr

Action of Guardianship for Improper Abstention

Passage 2838 of 9271 · Latin

Summary

Ulpian quotes Julian's view that the former ward can bring an action of guardianship against their tutor, provided they ought not to have abstained from the inheritance.

[Ulpianus libro trigesimo secundo ad edictum. ] §19.2.17.prTutelae tamen cum tutore iudicio, inquit, aget, si abstinere non debuit:
[ULPIANUS, On the Edict, book 32] However, he says, he will sue his tutor by the action of guardianship, if he ought not to have abstained:

Notes

  1. §19.2.17.prtutelae tamen cum tutore iudicio — tutelae is a genitive qualifying iudicio, referring to the iudicium tutelae (action of guardianship). cum tutore (against the tutor) depends on aget.
  2. §19.2.17.prinquit — A parenthetical verb ("he says") indicating that Ulpian is quoting the text of Julian from the preceding section (D. 19.2.16.pr).
  3. §19.2.17.prabstinere — Used intransitively, referring to the Roman legal concept of abstinere se hereditate (abstaining or refraining from the inheritance).

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Justinian I, The Digest of Justinian §19.2.17.pr. Humanitext Reader, https://reader.humanitext.ai/en/text/urn:cts:latinLit:phi2806.phi002.humanitext-lat1:19.2.17.pr

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