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Justinian I · The Digest of Justinian §27.10.13.pr

Praetorian Appointment of Curator When Statutory Curator Is Unfit

Passage 4086 of 9271 · Latin

Summary

Explains the practice where the praetor grants the administration of property to another person when the statutory curator under the Twelve Tables is deemed unfit.

[GAIUS libro tertio ad edictum prouinciale. ] §27.10.13.prSaepe ad alium e lege duodecim tabularum curatio furiosi aut prodigi pertinet, alii praetor administrationem dat, scilicet cum ille legitimus inhabilis ad eam rem uideatur.
[GAIUS, in the third book on the Provincial Edict.] Often, the curatorship of an insane person or a prodigal belongs to one person under the Law of the Twelve Tables, while the praetor gives the administration to another, namely when that statutory curator appears to be unfit for that task.

Notes

  1. §27.10.13.prille legitimus — Meaning "that statutory person". Referring back to "e lege duodecim tabularum" in the preceding clause, it denotes the person who would legally be the curator.
  2. §27.10.13.prcuratio ... administrationem — The status of "curatorship" (curatio) under the Twelve Tables is distinguished from the actual "administration" (administratio) granted by the praetor. This describes a situation where the former formally belongs to one person, but the latter is practically entrusted to another.

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Justinian I, The Digest of Justinian §27.10.13.pr. Humanitext Reader, https://reader.humanitext.ai/en/text/urn:cts:latinLit:phi2806.phi002.humanitext-lat1:27.10.13.pr

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