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Justinian I · The Digest of Justinian §26.2.24.pr

Lawsuits Between Multiple Tutors and Authorization

Passage 3770 of 9271 · Latin

Summary

The text states that when there are multiple tutors, it is unnecessary to request a curator for a lawsuit, since a suit can be initiated against one tutor with the authorization of another.

[IAUOLENUS libro quinto ex Cassio. ] §26.2.24.prSi plures tutores sint, a praetore curatorem posci litis causa superuacuum est, quia altero auctore cum altero agi potest.
[JAVOLENUS, from the fifth book on Cassius.] If there are several tutors, it is superfluous to ask the praetor for a curator for the purpose of a lawsuit, because an action can be brought against one with the authorization of the other.

Notes

  1. §26.2.24.prcuratorem posci — The accusative with infinitive phrase functions as the subject of the main predicate superuacuum est. The prepositional phrase a praetore depends on the passive infinitive posci ('to be requested from the praetor').
  2. §26.2.24.praltero auctore — An ablative absolute construction comprising the noun altero ('the other [tutor]') and the noun auctore ('authorizer', 'one who gives authority'). It means 'with the other acting as authorizer' or 'with the authorization of the other', referring to the tutor's power of authorization (auctoritas).
  3. §26.2.24.prcum altero agi — The prepositional phrase cum altero ('against the other') depends on agi, the passive infinitive of the legal term agere ('to bring an action', 'to sue'). Combined with potest, it means 'an action can be brought against the other'.

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Justinian I, The Digest of Justinian §26.2.24.pr. Humanitext Reader, https://reader.humanitext.ai/en/text/urn:cts:latinLit:phi2806.phi002.humanitext-lat1:26.2.24.pr

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