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Justinian I · The Digest of Justinian §24.3.19.pr

Extinction of Dowry Action upon Restoration of Marriage

Passage 3610 of 9271 · Latin

Summary

This section explains that if a divorced wife returns to the marriage after joinder of issue in a dowry action, the action is extinguished upon the restoration of the marriage and everything is restored to its original state.

[ULPIANUS libro trigesimo sexto ad Sabinum. ] §24.3.19.prSi mulier diuerterit et iudicio de dote contestato reuersa fuerit in matrimonium, redintegrato matrimonio exspirat iudicium et omnia in statu pristino manent.
[ULPIANUS, Book 36 on Sabinus] If a wife has divorced and, after joinder of issue in an action for dowry, has returned to the marriage, upon the restoration of the marriage the action expires and everything remains in its former state.

Notes

  1. 24.3.19.priudicio de dote contestato — An ablative absolute construction consisting of the noun iudicio and the perfect passive participle contestato (from contestari, to join issue). This refers to the formal 'joinder of issue' (litis contestatio) in Roman civil procedure.
  2. 24.3.19.prredintegrato matrimonio — An ablative absolute expressing condition or cause, meaning 'upon the restoration of the marriage' or 'once the marriage has been restored'.

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Justinian I, The Digest of Justinian §24.3.19.pr. Humanitext Reader, https://reader.humanitext.ai/en/text/urn:cts:latinLit:phi2806.phi002.humanitext-lat1:24.3.19.pr

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