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Justinian I · The Digest of Justinian §24.3.5.pr

Division of Dowry Fruits on Divorce and Date of Delivery

Passage 3595 of 9271 · Latin

Summary

Regarding the division of fruits for the year of divorce, it is discussed whether the husband should calculate the period from the day of marriage or from the delivery of the land, concluding that the actual delivery of possession is the key date.

[ULPIANUS libro trigesimo ad Sabinum. ] §24.3.5.prDe diuisione anni eius, quo diuortium factum est, quaeritur, ex die matrimonii an ex die traditi marito fundi maritus sibi computet tempus.
[ULPIANUS libro trigesimo ad Sabinum.] Concerning the division of the year in which the divorce took place, it is asked whether the husband should compute the time for himself from the day of the marriage or from the day of the delivery of the land to the husband.
et utique in fructibus a uiro retinendis neque dies dotis constitutae neque nuptiarum obseruabitur, sed quo primum dotale praedium constitutum est, id est tradita possessione.
And in any case, regarding the fruits to be retained by the husband, neither the day of the establishment of the dowry nor that of the marriage will be observed, but the day on which the dotal estate was first established, that is, by the delivery of possession.

Notes

  1. §24.3.5.prtraditi marito fundi — The genitive noun `fundi` combined with the perfect passive participle `traditi` forms the so-called 'ab urbe condita' construction, representing the action itself ('the delivery of the land') rather than the qualified noun ('the delivered land'). Thus, it is translated as 'from the day of the delivery of the land'.
  2. §24.3.5.prfructibus a uiro retinendis — The gerundive `retinendis` agrees with the ablative noun `fructibus` governed by the preposition `in`, expressing a passive obligation or destiny: 'fruits to be retained by the husband' (where `a uiro` functions as the ablative of agent).

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Justinian I, The Digest of Justinian §24.3.5.pr. Humanitext Reader, https://reader.humanitext.ai/en/text/urn:cts:latinLit:phi2806.phi002.humanitext-lat1:24.3.5.pr

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