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Justinian I · The Digest of Justinian §29.2.36.pr

Necessity of an Order for Sons or Slaves as Co-Heirs

Passage 4439 of 9271 · Latin

Summary

Explains that if a master or a father has accepted an inheritance on his own share, his order is required for his slave or son to accept as co-heirs.

[POMPONIUS libro tertio ad Sabinum. ] §29.2.36.prSi ex sua parte dominus uel pater adierit, necessarium est iussum, ut filius uel seruus coheredes adeant.
[POMPONIUS in the third book on Sabinus.] If a master or a father has accepted on his own share, an order is necessary so that the son or slave may accept as co-heirs.

Notes

  1. §29.2.36.prcoheredes — The plural noun coheredes is used as a predicative apposition (or predicate nominative) to the subject filius uel seruus (son or slave) connected by uel (or). This plural form reflects the situation where they, together with the master or father, constitute "co-heirs" (plural).
  2. §29.2.36.priussum, ut — The ut clause functions either as a noun clause explaining the content of the noun iussum (order) or as a clause of purpose/result corresponding to necessarium est, meaning "an order [to the effect] that..." or "an order is necessary so that...".

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Justinian I, The Digest of Justinian §29.2.36.pr. Humanitext Reader, https://reader.humanitext.ai/en/text/urn:cts:latinLit:phi2806.phi002.humanitext-lat1:29.2.36.pr

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