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Justinian I · The Digest of Justinian §22.3.17.pr

Burden of Proof on the Heir Under the Lex Falcidia

Passage 3235 of 9271 · Latin

Summary

This fragment explains that in disputes regarding the Lex Falcidia, the burden of proof lies with the heir to show that the law applies, and if they fail to do so, they will justly be condemned.

[CELSUS libro sexto digestorum. ] §22.3.17.prCum de lege Falcidia quaeritur, heredis probatio est locum habere legem Falcidiam: quod dum probare non potest, merito condemnabitur.
[CELSUS, in the sixth book of the Digests.] When a question arises concerning the Lex Falcidia, it is the heir's burden to prove that the Lex Falcidia applies; and as long as he cannot prove this, he will justly be condemned.

Notes

  1. §22.3.17.prheredis probatio est — The structure means "the proof of ... is of the heir." The genitive heredis functions as a genitive of duty or responsibility, indicating that the burden of proof lies upon the heir.
  2. §22.3.17.prlocum habere — A legal idiom meaning "to have place," i.e., "to apply" or "to be applicable." Here it forms an accusative with infinitive (A.C.I.) construction with legem Falcidiam as its subject accusative.
  3. §22.3.17.prquod — Relative pronoun in the neuter accusative singular. It is used connectively, referring back to the clause "that the Lex Falcidia applies" (locum habere legem Falcidiam), and serves as the direct object of the verb probare.

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Justinian I, The Digest of Justinian §22.3.17.pr. Humanitext Reader, https://reader.humanitext.ai/en/text/urn:cts:latinLit:phi2806.phi002.humanitext-lat1:22.3.17.pr

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