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Justinian I · The Digest of Justinian §2.4.24.pr

Penal Action for Unlawful Summons of a Patron

Passage 288 of 9271 · Latin

Summary

Ulpian discusses the penal action of fifty aurei against anyone who summons a patron contrary to the rules, including its restrictions on transmissibility and its one-year time limit.

[ULPIANUS libro quinto ad edictum. ] §2.4.24.prIn eum, qui aduersus ea fecerit, quinquaginta aureorum iudicium datur: quod nec heredi nec in heredem nec ultra annum datur.
[ULPIANUS, in the fifth book on the Edict.] Against him who acts contrary to these provisions, an action for fifty aurei is granted; which is not granted to an heir, nor against an heir, nor beyond a year.

Notes

  1. §2.4.24.prquinquaginta aureorum — A genitive of quality or value modifying the noun iudicium (action), indicating that it is a penal action for the sum of fifty aurei.
  2. §2.4.24.prheredi nec in heredem — This contrasts two aspects of the transmissibility of actions: the dative heredi signifies that the action is not transmissible to the heir of the plaintiff (active intransmissibility), while the prepositional phrase in heredem (in + accusative) signifies that it cannot be brought against the heir of the defendant (passive intransmissibility).

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Justinian I, The Digest of Justinian §2.4.24.pr. Humanitext Reader, https://reader.humanitext.ai/en/text/urn:cts:latinLit:phi2806.phi002.humanitext-lat1:2.4.24.pr

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