[ULPIANUS libro octauo decimo ad edictum. ] §21.2.14.prnon in dimidiam quantitatem pretii:
[ULPIANUS, Commentary on the Edict, book eighteen.] not to the half amount of the price:
Justinian I · The Digest of Justinian §21.2.14.pr
Assessment of Damages for Partial Eviction
Summary
It indicates that the estimation of damages in the case of a partial eviction should not be based merely on a mechanical half of the price.
Notes
- §21.2.14.prnon in dimidiam quantitatem pretii — This fragment continues the line of thought from the preceding text (D. 21.2.13.pr) concerning the "estimation of quality" (bonitatis aestimatio facienda). It indicates that the estimation of damages for partial eviction should not be made "in respect to half the amount of the price" (i.e., not by a simple, mechanical division of the purchase price). The preposition in with the accusative (dimidiam quantitatem) denotes the basis or object of the estimation.
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