Justinian I · The Digest of Justinian §26.7.60.pr

Liability of a Guardian's Heir Completing Begun Tasks

Passage 3895 of 9271 · Latin

Summary

This text rules that if the heir of a guardian continues and completes the tasks commenced by the guardian, they are also held liable for the guardianship on that account.

[POMPONIUS libro octauo epistularum. ] §26.7.60.prSi tutoris heres exsecutus est quae tutor inchoauit, tutelae etiam eo nomine tenetur.

[POMPONIUS libro octauo epistularum.] If the heir of a guardian has carried out what the guardian had commenced, he is held liable on that account also for the guardianship.

Notes

§26.7.60.prtutelae — Genitive singular of the noun tutela. Used with the passive verb tenetur, it represents being held liable to the action of guardianship (originally a shorthand for tutelae iudicio or tutelae actione).

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