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Justinian I · The Digest of Justinian §28.6.25.pr

Mutual Pupillary Substitution and Order of a Third Party

Passage 4297 of 9271 · Latin

Summary

This text explains the two-stage sequence of substitution when a father substitutes his underage sons mutually and names Titius for the one who dies last, stating that the mutual substitution among brothers takes priority.

[IULIANUS libro uicesimo quarto digestorum. ] §28.6.25.prSi pater inpuberes filios inuicem substituerit et ei, qui nouissimus mortuus fuerit, Titium, respondendum est solos fratres bonorum possessionem accepturos et quodammodo duos gradus huius institutionis factos, ut primo fratres inuicem substituerentur, si illi non essent, tunc Titius uocaretur.
[JULIANUS, Book 24 of Digests.] If a father has substituted his impuberate sons mutually for one another, and Titius for the one who dies last, it must be answered that the brothers alone will receive the possession of goods, and that in a certain sense two degrees of this institution have been made, so that first the brothers are substituted mutually for one another, and if they do not exist, then Titius is called.

Notes

  1. §28.6.25.prei, qui nouissimus mortuus fuerit, Titium — The verb `substituerit` from the preceding clause (`Si pater... substituerit`) is omitted and understood here to govern the dative `ei` and the accusative `Titium` ("[and if he substituted] Titius for the one who dies last").
  2. §28.6.25.prsolos fratres bonorum possessionem accepturos et quodammodo duos gradus huius institutionis factos — Two coordinate accusative with infinitive (AcI) clauses governed by the impersonal phrase `respondendum est`. In both cases, the infinitive `esse` is omitted (`accepturos [esse]` and `factos [esse]`).
  3. §28.6.25.prut primo fratres inuicem substituerentur, si illi non essent, tunc Titius uocaretur — A noun clause introduced by `ut` which explains the substantive content of the preceding phrase `duos gradus` ("two degrees"). The verbs `substituerentur` and `uocaretur` are in the imperfect subjunctive.

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