[POMPONIUS libro primo ad Sabinum. ] §28.6.13.prQuo gradu heres liberis substituatur, nihil interest.
[POMPONIUS, Book 1 of Commentary on Sabinus.] It makes no difference at what degree an heir is substituted for children.
Justinian I · The Digest of Justinian §28.6.13.pr
Irrelevance of Degree in Substitution for Children
Summary
It states that it makes no difference under law at what degree of succession an heir is designated as a substitute for children.
Notes
- §28.6.13.prQuo gradu — Consisting of the ablative of the interrogative adjective qui and the ablative of gradus. It introduces an indirect question clause which functions as the subject of the impersonal expression nihil interest. Here, gradus refers to the 'degree' or 'rank' in succession.
- §28.6.13.prliberis — Dative associated with the compound verb substituatur containing the prefix sub (dative with a compound verb), meaning 'substituted in place of the children'.
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