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Justinian I · The Digest of Justinian §28.5.74.pr

Unconditional Nature of Substitution after Conditional Institution

Passage 4253 of 9271 · Latin

Summary

It explains the rule that when substituting an heir after a conditional institution, the substitution is understood to be unconditional unless the same condition is explicitly repeated.

[GAIUS libro duodecimo ad legem Iuliam et Papiam. ] §28.5.74.prSub condicione herede instituto si substituamus, nisi eandem condicionem repetemus, pure eum heredem substituere intellegimur.
[GAIUS, On the Lex Julia et Papia, book 12.] If we substitute an heir after having instituted an heir under a condition, unless we repeat the same condition, we are understood to substitute him as heir unconditionally.

Notes

  1. §28.5.74.prSub condicione herede instituto — An ablative absolute construction representing the prerequisite situation (where an heir has already been instituted conditionally) for the following conditional clause 'if we substitute'.
  2. §28.5.74.prpure — A legal technical term, an adverb meaning 'unconditionally' or 'without condition', as opposed to conditionally (sub condicione).
  3. §28.5.74.printellegimur — A first-person plural passive ('we are understood'), commonly used in juristic writings to represent a general rule for testators. The subject of the infinitive 'substituere' is identical to the subject of the main verb 'we'.

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Justinian I, The Digest of Justinian §28.5.74.pr. Humanitext Reader, https://reader.humanitext.ai/en/text/urn:cts:latinLit:phi2806.phi002.humanitext-lat1:28.5.74.pr

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