Justinian I · The Digest of Justinian §24.3.48.pr

Extension to Grandchildren of Retention for Children

Passage 3640 of 9271 · Latin

Summary

This passage rules that if a dotal agreement stipulates that the dowry remains with the husband in the name of the children, this provision also extends to the grandchildren.

[CALLISTRATUS libro secundo quaestionum. ] §24.3.48.prSi dotali instrumento ita stipulatio interposita sit, ut liberorum nomine dos apud maritum resideat, nepotum quoque & nomine dos retinebitur.

[CALLISTRATUS, Book 2 of Questions.] If in the dotal instrument a stipulation is so inserted that the dowry remains with the husband in the name of the children, the dowry will also be retained in the name of the grandchildren.

Notes

§24.3.48.prita... ut — A correlative construction where 'ita' is explained by the following 'ut' clause, indicating the specific terms and conditions under which the stipulation was inserted ('in such a way... that...').
§24.3.48.prliberorum nomine — The genitive 'liberorum' ('of the children') is interpreted broadly in Roman jurisprudence to encompass not only immediate children but also grandchildren ('nepotes') and further descendants, which justifies the conclusion in the main clause. 'nomine' is an ablative of specification or respect ('in the name of', 'on account of').
§24.3.48.prnepotum quoque & nomine — The character '&' (et) in the text is likely an interpolation or copyist's error, but the phrase functions as 'nepotum quoque et nomine' (or simply 'nepotum quoque nomine'), meaning 'also in the name of the grandchildren'. 'quoque' coordinates 'grandchildren' with the previously mentioned 'children'.

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Justinian I, The Digest of Justinian §24.3.48.pr. Humanitext Reader, https://reader.humanitext.ai/en/text/urn:cts:latinLit:phi2806.phi002.humanitext-lat1:24.3.48.pr

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