[GAIUS libro tertio ad edictum prouinciale. ] §3.3.9.praut si ualetudinem aut si necessariam peregrinationem alleget:
[GAIUS, in the third book on the Provincial Edict.] or if he should allege ill health or a necessary journey:
Justinian I · The Digest of Justinian §3.3.9.pr
Illness and Necessary Travel as Excuses for Procurators
Summary
Ill health or an unavoidable journey is further listed as a valid excuse for not being compelled to undertake a lawsuit as a procurator.
Notes
- 3.3.9.prvaletudinem — The noun valetudo literally means "state of health" (neutral), but in this context, where it serves as a legitimate excuse for declining to act as a procurator, it refers to "ill health" or "sickness".
- 3.3.9.pralleget — Third-person singular present subjunctive of allegare (to allege, plead). The implied subject is the procurator continued from the preceding section (D.3.3.8.3), and this subjunctive clause functions as another parallel excuse under the si condition, continuing the list of reasons why the procurator should not be compelled to accept the trial (non debebit compelli).
Cite this passage
Justinian I, The Digest of Justinian §3.3.9.pr. Humanitext Reader, https://reader.humanitext.ai/en/text/urn:cts:latinLit:phi2806.phi002.humanitext-lat1:3.3.9.pr
Please note the AI-draft status of the translation and the date accessed.
Translation, notes and summary are AI-generated drafts, revised through reader feedback.