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Justinian I · The Digest of Justinian §21.2.44.pr

Ship's Parts and the Legal Status of Skiffs and Tackle

Passage 3125 of 9271 · Latin

Summary

Alfenus replies that a skiff is not part of a ship but an independent small boat, whereas objects attached to a ship, like rudders and masts, are its integral parts.

[ALFENUS libro secundo digestorum a Paulo epitomatorum. ] §21.2.44.prScapham non uideri nauis esse respondit nec quicquam coniunctum habere, nam scapham ipsam per se paruam nauiculam esse: omnia autem, quae coniuncta naui essent (ueluti gubernacula malus antemnae uelum), quasi membra nauis esse.
[ALFENUS, Digest, Book II, epitomized by Paulus.] He replied that a skiff is not considered to be part of a ship, nor does it have anything connected to it, because the skiff itself is by itself a small boat; whereas all things that are connected to a ship (such as the rudders, the mast, the yards, the sail) are, as it were, members of the ship.

Notes

  1. §21.2.44.prnauis esse — nauis is a possessive genitive functioning as a predicate with esse, meaning "to belong to the ship" or "to be part of the ship".
  2. §21.2.44.prnon uideri... nec... habere — Both non uideri and nec... habere are infinitives in the indirect discourse (AcI) governed by the main verb respondit, sharing the accusative subject scapham.
  3. §21.2.44.prquae coniuncta naui essent — The verb essent in the relative clause is in the subjunctive (imperfect) because it is a subordinate clause within indirect discourse (suboblique clause).

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