[ULPIANUS libro secundo de officio proconsulis. ] §27.1.25.prExcusare se tutor per libellos non poterit.
[ULPIANUS, from the second book on the office of the proconsul.] A tutor will not be able to excuse himself by means of petitions.
Justinian I · The Digest of Justinian §27.1.25.pr
Prohibition of Tutor Exemption Merely by Written Petitions
Summary
Ulpian states that a tutor cannot obtain an excuse from his office merely by submitting written petitions.
Notes
- §27.1.25.prper libellos — Meaning "by means of written petitions." It indicates that an application for excuse from guardianship cannot be validly made merely by submitting or sending written petitions (libelli); rather, oral procedure or personal appearance (or representation by a proper proxy) is generally required.
- §27.1.25.prpoterit — Third-person singular future indicative active of the verb posse. Although it is in the future tense, in the context of legal provisions it functions to declare a prospective or permanent legal impossibility or prohibition ("will not be able to" or "cannot").
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Justinian I, The Digest of Justinian §27.1.25.pr. Humanitext Reader, https://reader.humanitext.ai/en/text/urn:cts:latinLit:phi2806.phi002.humanitext-lat1:27.1.25.pr
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