[IDEM libro trigesimo sexto ad edictum. ] §27.7.4.prCum ostendimus heredem quoque tutelae iudicio posse conueniri, uidendum, an etiam proprius eius dolus uel propria administratio ueniat in iudicium.
[THE SAME, in the thirty-sixth book on the Edict.] Since we have shown that the heir also can be sued in an action on guardianship, we must consider whether his own personal fraud or his own personal administration also comes into judgment.
et exstat Seruii sententia existimantis, si post mortem tutoris heres eius negotia pupilli gerere perseuerauerit aut in arca tutoris pupilli pecuniam inuenerit et consumpserit uel eam pecuniam quam tutor stipulatus fuerat exegerit, tutelae iudicio eum teneri suo nomine: nam cum permittatur aduersus heredem ex proprio dolo iurari in litem, apparet eum iudicio tutelae teneri ex dolo proprio.
And there exists the opinion of Servius, who thinks that if, after the death of the tutor, his heir continues to manage the affairs of the pupil, or finds the pupil's money in the tutor's chest and consumes it, or exacts that money which the tutor had stipulated for, he is liable in his own name in an action on guardianship; for since it is permitted to take an oath on the value of the suit against the heir on the ground of his own fraud, it is clear that he is held liable in an action on guardianship for his own fraud.
§27.7.4.1Neglegentia plane propria heredi non imputabitur.
Clearly, mere personal negligence will not be imputed to the heir.
§27.7.4.2Usuras quoque eius pecuniae, quam pupillarem agitauit, praestare debet heres tutoris: quantas autem et cuius temporis usuras praestare debeat, ex bono et aequo constitui ab iudice oportet.
The heir of the tutor must also pay interest on that money which he employed as belonging to the pupil; but how much interest, and for what period, he ought to pay must be determined by the judge in accordance with what is good and fair.
§27.7.4.3Fideiussores a tutoribus nominati si praesentes fuerunt et non contradixerunt et nomina sua referri in acta publica passi sunt, aequum est perinde teneri, atque si iure legitimo stipulatio interposita fuisset.
If sureties nominated by tutors were present and did not object, and allowed their names to be entered in the public records, it is fair that they should be held liable just as if a stipulation had been entered into according to statutory law.
eadem causa uidetur adfirmatorum, qui scilicet cum idoneos esse tutores adfirmauerint, fideiussorum uicem sustinent.
The same rule seems to apply to recommenders, who indeed, since they have affirmed that the tutors are suitable, take the place of sureties.