[PAULUS libro primo ad legem Aeliam Sentiam. ] §28.5.44.prinuicem enim eos sibi obstare.
[PAULUS, in the first book on the Lex Aelia Sentia.] For they stand in each other's way.
Justinian I · The Digest of Justinian §28.5.44.pr
Invalidity of Two Necessary Heirs by Mutual Obstruction
Summary
Paulus points out that the reason the institution of two necessary heirs is invalid when both survive is that they obstruct each other.
Notes
- §28.5.44.prinuicem enim eos sibi obstare — This is an accusative with infinitive (AcI) construction, where the governing verb of thinking or saying is implied, or it continues the indirect discourse from the previous fragment (e.g., `defendi poterit`). The phrase `inuicem ... sibi` expresses reciprocal relation ('each other').
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