[GAIUS libro primo ad edictum prouinciale. ] §2.1.8.pradeo quidem, ut non sufficiat unum eorum poenam luere.
[GAIUS, On the Provincial Edict, Book I] Indeed, to such an extent that it is not sufficient for only one of them to pay the penalty.
Justinian I · The Digest of Justinian §2.1.8.pr
Cumulative Liability for All Persons Damaging the Edict
Summary
This excerpt from Gaius's commentary on the provincial edict explains the principle of cumulative liability, stating that when multiple persons are involved in damaging the edict, it is not sufficient for only one of them to pay the penalty.
Notes
- §2.1.8.pradeo quidem, ut — The adverb `adeo` and the following `ut` with the subjunctive (`sufficiat`) form a consecutive (result) clause, which connects to and intensifies the statement at the end of Ulpian's preceding fragment (§2.1.7.5) that all participants are held liable. This indicates cumulative liability, meaning that the punishment of one wrongdoer does not release the others. The subject of the impersonal verb `sufficiat` is the accusative-with-infinitive (A.C.I.) construction `unum eorum poenam luere`.
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Justinian I, The Digest of Justinian §2.1.8.pr. Humanitext Reader, https://reader.humanitext.ai/en/text/urn:cts:latinLit:phi2806.phi002.humanitext-lat1:2.1.8.pr
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