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Justinian I · The Digest of Justinian §21.2.18.pr

Eviction After Omission of Defense and Seller's Liability

Passage 3099 of 9271 · Latin

Summary

Explains that if the plea is omitted, or if eviction occurs despite the plea being raised, the seller can be sued either under the stipulation for double value or by the action on purchase.

[PAULUS libro quinto ad Sabinum. ] §21.2.18.prSed et si exceptio omissa sit aut opposita ea nihilo minus euictus sit, ex duplae quoque stipulatione uel ex empto potest conueniri.
[PAULUS, Commentary on Sabinus, Book Five.] But also if the plea has been omitted, or if, despite its having been pleaded, eviction has nonetheless occurred, the seller can be sued either under the stipulation for double value or on the action on purchase.

Notes

  1. 21.2.18.propposita ea — This is an ablative absolute construction consisting of the feminine singular ablative pronoun ea and the perfect participle opposita, meaning "although it (the plea) has been opposed/pleaded". The pronoun ea refers back to exceptio.
  2. 21.2.18.prpotest conueniri — Instead of an impersonal construction, the subject of the passive infinitive conueniri ("to be sued") is the seller (uenditor), understood from the context of the preceding fragment. The party bringing the action (the buyer) is not explicitly expressed, while the legal grounds (ex duplae stipulatione / ex empto) are specified.

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Justinian I, The Digest of Justinian §21.2.18.pr. Humanitext Reader, https://reader.humanitext.ai/en/text/urn:cts:latinLit:phi2806.phi002.humanitext-lat1:21.2.18.pr

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