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Justinian I · The Digest of Justinian §30.1.117.pr

Validity of Legacies Bequeathed to Cities

Passage 4715 of 9271 · Latin

Summary

Marcianus states that any legacy left to cities is entirely valid, regardless of whether it is intended for distribution, public works, maintenance, education of children, or any other purpose.

[MARCIANUS libro tertio decimo institutionum. ] §30.1.117.prSi quid relictum sit ciuitatibus, omne ualet, siue in distributionem relinquatur siue in opus siue in alimenta uel in eruditionem puerorum siue quid aliud.
[MARCIANUS, Institutes, Book XIII] If anything is left to cities, it is all valid, whether it is left for distribution, or for a public work, or for sustenance, or for the education of children, or for anything else.

Notes

  1. §30.1.117.prciuitatibus — Dative of indirect object with the passive verb `relictum sit` (from `relinquere`). It denotes the cities (municipalities) as the beneficiaries of the legacy, affirming the validity of such bequests in Roman law.
  2. §30.1.117.prsiue quid aliud — An elliptical expression where the preposition `in` from the preceding parallel structures (such as `siue in distributionem` or `siue in opus`) is omitted. Semantically, it is understood as `siue in quid aliud` ('or for anything else').

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Justinian I, The Digest of Justinian §30.1.117.pr. Humanitext Reader, https://reader.humanitext.ai/en/text/urn:cts:latinLit:phi2806.phi002.humanitext-lat1:30.1.117.pr

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