Humanitext Reader

Justinian I · The Digest of Justinian §20.5.10.pr

Eviction Liability and Creditor Claims in Pledge Sales

Passage 2994 of 9271 · Latin

Summary

It explains that although a buyer who purchased land under a pledge sale cannot hold the creditor (seller) liable for eviction, the creditor themselves cannot sue the buyer by claiming rights over the same land on other grounds.

[IDEM libro sexto responsorum. ] §20.5.10.prEtsi is, qui lege pignoris emit, ob euictionem rei redire ad uenditorem non potest, tamen non esse audiendum creditorem qui fundum uendidit, si uelit eiusdem rei ex alia causa quaestionem mouere.
[THE SAME from the sixth book of Responses.] Even if the person who bought under the law of pledge cannot have recourse against the seller on account of the eviction of the property, nevertheless, the creditor who sold the land is not to be heard if he wishes to raise a dispute concerning the same property on another ground.

Notes

  1. §20.5.10.prnon esse audiendum — Accusative with infinitive construction featuring a gerundive (non esse audiendum). Since this fragment is excerpted from the 'Responses' (Responsa), the infinitive is used to express Paulus's legal opinion (Oratio Obliqua), meaning 'it is to be held that [the creditor] is not to be heard'.
  2. §20.5.10.prlege pignoris — Refers to the 'law of pledge' or the 'terms/conditions of the pledge agreement'. It signifies that the buyer purchased the property under the specific terms and legal framework governing a sale by a pledgee.

Cite this passage

Justinian I, The Digest of Justinian §20.5.10.pr. Humanitext Reader, https://reader.humanitext.ai/en/text/urn:cts:latinLit:phi2806.phi002.humanitext-lat1:20.5.10.pr

Please note the AI-draft status of the translation and the date accessed.

Translation, notes and summary are AI-generated drafts, revised through reader feedback.