[PAULUS libro primo ad Sabinum. ] §22.5.9.prTestis idoneus pater filio aut filius patri non est.
[PAULUS, On Sabinus, Book 1.] A father is not a competent witness for his son, nor a son for his father.
Justinian I · The Digest of Justinian §22.5.9.pr
Incompetence of Father and Son to Testify for Each Other
Summary
This text stipulates that, as a restriction on testimonial capacity based on family relations, a father cannot be a competent witness for his son, nor a son for his father.
Notes
- §22.5.9.prfilio ... patri — The datives filio and patri modify the adjective idoneus ("competent" or "suitable"), indicating the person in relation to whom the witness is or is not competent.
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Justinian I, The Digest of Justinian §22.5.9.pr. Humanitext Reader, https://reader.humanitext.ai/en/text/urn:cts:latinLit:phi2806.phi002.humanitext-lat1:22.5.9.pr
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