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Justinian I · The Digest of Justinian §29.4.12.pr-29.4.12.1

Manumission under Intestacy and Heirs' Liability for Legacies

Passage 4526 of 9271 · Latin

Summary

Ulpian discusses the validity of manumissions when a will is rejected and inheritance occurs intestate, as well as the scope and nature of liability for legacies borne by the heir of such an intestate possessor.

[ULPIANUS libro quinquagesimo ad edictum. ] §29.4.12.prDe libertatibus quoque in hoc casu quaesitum est, an competant tam hae quae ab instituto quam hae quae a substituto datae sunt.
[ULPIANUS in the fiftieth book on the Edict.] Regarding manumissions as well, it has been questioned in this case whether those given by the instituted heir as well as those given by the substitute heir are valid.
et magis est, ut competant, tam directae quam fideicommissariae.
And the more accepted view is that they are valid, whether they are direct or fideicommissary.
H §29.4.12.1eredem eius, qui omissa causa testamenti ab intestato possidet hereditatem, in solidum legatorum actione teneri constat: magis est enim rei persecutionem quam poenam continere et ideo et perpetuam esse.
H It is established that the heir of one who possesses an inheritance intestate, having rejected the cause of the will, is bound in full by the action for legacies: for the more accepted view is that this action contains the pursuit of property rather than a penalty, and therefore is also perpetual.
hoc autem ita est, nisi propter dolum defuncti conueniatur heres: tunc enim in id quod ad eum peruenit conueniretur.
However, this is so unless the heir is sued on account of the fraud of the deceased: for in that case, he would be sued only for that which has reached him.

Notes

  1. 29.4.12.prmagis est — An impersonal expression meaning 'it is more accepted/probable that...' or 'it is more appropriate that...'. In 29.4.12.pr, it governs an 'ut' clause with the subjunctive ('ut competant'), while in 29.4.12.1, it governs an accusative with infinitive construction ('rei persecutionem ... continere').
  2. 29.4.12.1in id quod ad eum peruenit — The preposition 'in' with the accusative 'id' expresses limits or scope ('to the extent of that which reached him'). It indicates that the heir is liable for the fraud of the deceased not in full, but only up to the amount of enrichment they actually received from the inheritance.

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Justinian I, The Digest of Justinian §29.4.12.pr-29.4.12.1. Humanitext Reader, https://reader.humanitext.ai/en/text/urn:cts:latinLit:phi2806.phi002.humanitext-lat1:29.4.12.pr-29.4.12.1

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