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Justinian I · The Digest of Justinian §26.5.9.pr

Appointment of a Guardian to Accept an Inheritance

Passage 3811 of 9271 · Latin

Summary

It explains that the appointment of a guardian for a minor to accept an inheritance is permitted upon an investigation of the cause.

[MARCIANUS libro nono institutionum. ] §26.5.9.prImpuberi ad hereditatem adeundam ut tutor detur, ex causa permissum est.
[MARCIANUS, from the ninth book of the Institutes.] That a guardian be appointed for a minor to accept an inheritance is permitted on cause shown.

Notes

  1. §26.5.9.prad hereditatem adeundam — The preposition `ad` combined with the gerundive `adeundam` expresses purpose ("to accept..."). `hereditatem adire` is a legal technical term meaning "to accept/enter upon an inheritance."
  2. §26.5.9.prex causa — Meaning "on cause shown" or "for a judicial reason." In a legal context, it implies that the permission is not granted unconditionally, but only after the magistrate has investigated the specific circumstances or the validity of the grounds (cognitio).

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Justinian I, The Digest of Justinian §26.5.9.pr. Humanitext Reader, https://reader.humanitext.ai/en/text/urn:cts:latinLit:phi2806.phi002.humanitext-lat1:26.5.9.pr

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