[POMPONIUS libro sexto decimo ad Sabinum. ] §24.3.16.prquia parentis locum socer optinet.
[POMPONIUS, Book 16 on Sabinus] because a father-in-law occupies the position of a parent.
Justinian I · The Digest of Justinian §24.3.16.pr
Benefit of Competence for Father-in-Law as a Parent
Summary
Explains that the father-in-law is granted the benefit of competence because he occupies the same position as a parent.
Notes
- §24.3.16.prquia parentis locum socer optinet — This causal subordinate clause starting with quia ("because"), although separated into a different fragment due to compilation, explains the reason why the father-in-law (socer) is granted the benefit of competence (the privilege of being condemned only for what he can pay) mentioned in the preceding text of Paul (D. 24.3.15.2) by quoting Pomponius. parentis is the genitive singular modifying locum ("position").
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