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Justinian I · The Digest of Justinian §25.5.2.pr-25.5.2.1

Malice in Fraudulent Possession and the Choice of Action

Passage 3722 of 9271 · Latin

Summary

This chunk defines a woman's malicious intent in introducing someone into possession, and explains the plaintiff's choice of action when both father and daughter are involved, noting that the action is useless if recovery can be made from the daughter.

[PAULUS libro trigesimo septimo ad edictum. ] §25.5.2.prDolo facit mulier, non quae in possessionem uenientem non prohibet, sed quae circumscribendi alicuius causa clam et per quandam machinationem in possessionem introducat.
[PAULUS, On the Edict, Book 37] A woman acts with malicious intent, not she who does not prevent one entering into possession, but she who, for the purpose of defrauding someone, secretly and through a certain machination introduces another into possession.
§25.5.2.1Si et patris et filiae factum arguetur, in alterum quem actor uelit reddenda est actio.
If the act of both the father and the daughter is charged, the action must be granted against whichever of the two the plaintiff wishes.
quia in id quod agentis interest datur, ideo, si id quod ei abest ab eo qui in potestate est seruari possit, praeter sumptus litis causa factos inutilis erit ei haec actio.
Because the action is granted for the amount of the plaintiff's interest, therefore, if that which he has lost can be recovered from the person who is under power, this action will be useless to him, except for the expenses incurred for the sake of the lawsuit.

Notes

  1. §25.5.2.prDolo facit mulier — dolo is an ablative of manner or means. The subject mulier is defined and restricted by the following relative clauses non quae... sed quae...
  2. §25.5.2.1id quod ei abest — Meaning "what is missing from him," referring to the actual financial loss suffered by the plaintiff. ei is a dative of separation or reference.
  3. §25.5.2.1ab eo qui in potestate est seruari possit — eo qui in potestate est (the person under power) refers contextually to the daughter. seruari means "to be recovered" or "preserved," indicating a situation where the plaintiff's loss can be covered from the daughter's peculium (separate property) or similar assets.

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Justinian I, The Digest of Justinian §25.5.2.pr-25.5.2.1. Humanitext Reader, https://reader.humanitext.ai/en/text/urn:cts:latinLit:phi2806.phi002.humanitext-lat1:25.5.2.pr-25.5.2.1

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