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Justinian I · The Digest of Justinian §20.1.12.pr

Pledge of Praedial Servitudes such as Rights of Way

Passage 2925 of 9271 · Latin

Summary

Citing Pomponius, Paulus discusses the validity of pledge agreements regarding rustic servitudes such as rights of way and water conduction, approving them under certain conditions for the utility of the parties.

[PAULUS libro sexagesimo octauo ad edictum. ] §20.1.12.prSed an uiae itineris actus aquae ductus pignoris conuentio locum habeat uidendum esse Pomponius ait, ut talis pactio fiat, ut, quamdiu pecunia soluta non sit, eis seruitutibus creditor utatur (scilicet si uicinum fundum habeat) et, si intra diem certum pecunia soluta non sit, uendere eas uicino liceat: quae sententia propter utilitatem contrahentium admittenda est.
[PAULUS, in the sixty-eighth book on the Edict.] But Pomponius says that it must be considered whether a pledge agreement concerning a right of way, of passage, of driving, or of conducting water can take place, in such a way that a pact is made to the effect that, as long as the money is not paid, the creditor may use those servitudes (of course, if he owns a neighboring estate), and, if the money is not paid within a certain day, it may be lawful to sell them to a neighbor: which opinion must be accepted because of the utility of the contracting parties.

Notes

  1. §20.1.12.pruiae itineris actus aquae ductus — These are all genitive singular forms (uia and iter of the 1st and 3rd declensions, actus and aquae ductus of the 4th declension) modifying 'pignoris conuentio' (agreement of pledge). They list the representative rustic praedial servitudes in Roman law.
  2. §20.1.12.prut talis pactio fiat, ut — The first 'ut' clause (ut talis pactio fiat) indicates how the agreement is to be made, while the second 'ut' clause is an appositive (explanatory) clause specifying the content of 'talis pactio' (such an agreement).
  3. §20.1.12.preis seruitutibus — Ablative plural, functioning as the object of the verb 'utatur' (present subjunctive third-person singular of 'utor', which governs the ablative case).
  4. §20.1.12.pruicino — Dative singular ('to a neighbor'). This is based on the legal principle that praedial servitudes (seruitutes) can only be sold or transferred to the owner of a neighboring estate (uicinus).

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Justinian I, The Digest of Justinian §20.1.12.pr. Humanitext Reader, https://reader.humanitext.ai/en/text/urn:cts:latinLit:phi2806.phi002.humanitext-lat1:20.1.12.pr

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