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Justinian I · The Digest of Justinian §24.1.6.pr

Condictio for Property Held from Prohibited Gifts

Passage 3516 of 9271 · Latin

Summary

Gaius explains that what is retained from a prohibited donation is understood to be held either without cause or for an unjust cause, which gives rise to a condictio.

[GAIUS libro undecimo ad edictum prouinciale. ] §24.1.6.prquia quod ex non concessa donatione retinetur, id aut sine causa aut ex iniusta causa retineri intellegitur: ex quibus causis condictio nasci solet.
[GAIUS in the eleventh book on the Provincial Edict.] because that which is retained from a non-permitted donation is understood to be retained either without cause or from an unjust cause, from which causes a condictio is accustomed to arise.

Notes

  1. §24.1.6.prex non concessa donatione — non concessa (not permitted) refers to the principle of prohibition of donations between spouses in Roman law. The perfect passive participle concessa modifies the noun donatione, meaning a donation not legally allowed.
  2. §24.1.6.prcondictio — condictio refers to the general action for recovery (for unjust enrichment) under Roman law, used to demand the return of what is held without cause (sine causa) or for an unjust cause.

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Justinian I, The Digest of Justinian §24.1.6.pr. Humanitext Reader, https://reader.humanitext.ai/en/text/urn:cts:latinLit:phi2806.phi002.humanitext-lat1:24.1.6.pr

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