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Justinian I · The Digest of Justinian §19.2.42.pr

Actions against a Lessee Who Steals Leased Slaves

Passage 2863 of 9271 · Latin

Summary

Paulus states that if a lessee steals a slave leased to themselves, both the action on the lease (actio locati) and the action for theft (actio furti) must be brought against them.

[Paulus libro tertio decimo ad edictum. ] §19.2.42.prSi locatum tibi seruum subripias, utrumque iudicium aduersus te est exercendum, locati actionis et furti.
[PAULUS, from the thirteenth book on the Edict.] If you should steal a slave leased to you, both actions must be brought against you: namely, the action on the lease and the action for theft.

Notes

  1. 19.2.42.prsubripias — The second-person singular present subjunctive. It functions as a generalizing second person representing an indefinite subject ('if anyone should...'), presenting a hypothetical situation in a legal rule.
  2. 19.2.42.prlocati actionis et furti — A genitive of explanation (genitivus explicativus) specifying the preceding neuter nominative subject utrumque iudicium ('both actions'). The phrase locati actionis is the genitive of actio locati (action on lease), and furti is the genitive of actio furti (action for theft) or iudicium furti.

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Justinian I, The Digest of Justinian §19.2.42.pr. Humanitext Reader, https://reader.humanitext.ai/en/text/urn:cts:latinLit:phi2806.phi002.humanitext-lat1:19.2.42.pr

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