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Justinian I · The Digest of Justinian §29.3.9.pr

Opening Second Tablets to Verify Unborn Child's Curator

Passage 4511 of 9271 · Latin

Summary

This section stipulates that if a woman is in possession of an estate on behalf of an unborn child, the second tablets of the will must be opened to determine who has been entrusted with the administration.

[PAULUS libro quadragesimo quinto ad edictum. ] §29.3.9.prSi mulier uentris nomine in possessione sit, aperiendae sunt secundae tabulae, ut sciatur, cui demandata sit curatio.
[PAULUS, book forty-five on the Edict] If a woman is in possession in the name of the unborn child, the second tablets must be opened so that it may be known to whom the administration has been entrusted.

Notes

  1. §29.3.9.pruentris nomine — A legal expression meaning 'on behalf of the unborn child'. It refers to the procedure (missio in possessionem uentris nomine) by which a pregnant widow is granted possession of an estate to protect the future rights of her unborn child.
  2. §29.3.9.prsecundae tabulae — The 'second tablets' refers to the secondary or alternative testament, containing provisions (such as the appointment of a guardian or curator) that are to take effect if the primary expectations (the birth and survival of the child) are not met.
  3. §29.3.9.prut sciatur, cui demandata sit curatio — The purpose clause ut sciatur ('so that it may be known') contains an indirect question cui demandata sit curatio ('to whom the administration has been entrusted'). Here, curatio refers to the administration or guardianship of the estate for the benefit of the unborn child.

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Justinian I, The Digest of Justinian §29.3.9.pr. Humanitext Reader, https://reader.humanitext.ai/en/text/urn:cts:latinLit:phi2806.phi002.humanitext-lat1:29.3.9.pr

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