Justinian I · The Digest of Justinian §27.3.20.pr-27.3.20.1
Beneficial Actions and Assignment Following Restitution of Curators
Summary
If a minor heir of one curator is granted restitution, an adult plaintiff cannot restart a regular lawsuit against the other curator, but is granted a beneficial action on grounds of equity. Furthermore, a restitutionary action against a guardian who was condemned in a smaller sum is not invalidated by the curators' condemnation, and the curators, if they have not yet satisfied the judgment, can claim the assignment of that action through an exception of fraud.
Notes
- §27.3.20.prei — Interpretation of the reference of the pronoun ei. It refers to the preceding actor (plaintiff). Since the restitution granted to the heir of one curator reduces the amount the plaintiff can recover, the plaintiff is granted relief through a beneficial action (utilis actio) on the basis of equity.
- §27.3.20.1iudicatum a curatoribus factum est — The phrase iudicatum facere is a legal idiom meaning "to satisfy the judgment" (to perform the obligation ordered by the court). Here, it refers to the situation where the curators have not yet paid the amount ordered by the judgment.
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Justinian I, The Digest of Justinian §27.3.20.pr-27.3.20.1. Humanitext Reader, https://reader.humanitext.ai/en/text/urn:cts:latinLit:phi2806.phi002.humanitext-lat1:27.3.20.pr-27.3.20.1
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