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Justinian I · The Digest of Justinian §30.1.120.pr-30.1.120.2

Sale of Bequeathed Property and Fruits of Land

Passage 4718 of 9271 · Latin

Summary

Ulpian rules on the validity of selling buildings whose revenues are bequeathed, the extinguishment of trust claims upon unanimous consent, and the ownership of fruits gathered from unconditionally bequeathed land after the acceptance of inheritance.

[ULPIANUS libro secundo responsorum. ] §30.1.120.prNihil proponi, cur prohibeatur heres aedificia distrahere, quorum reditus sportulae sunt relictae, salua tamen causa legati.
[ULPIAN, Opinions, Book II] There is no reason proposed why the heir should be forbidden to sell buildings whose revenues have been bequeathed as doles, provided, however, that the legal status of the legacy remains secure.
§30.1.120.1Omnibus quibus fideicommissum relictum est ad distractionem consentientibus nullam fideicommissi petitionem superfuturam.
If all those to whom a trust has been bequeathed consent to the sale, no petition on the trust will remain.
§30.1.120.2Fructus ex fundo pure legato post aditam hereditatem a legatario perceptos ad ipsum pertinere, colonum autem cum herede ex conducto habere actionem.
The fruits gathered by the legatee from land bequeathed unconditionally after the acceptance of the inheritance belong to him; the tenant, however, has an action on the lease against the heir.

Notes

  1. §30.1.120.prNihil proponi — Accusative with infinitive construction. In the formulaic style of juristic opinions (responsa), the governing main verb (e.g., 'respondit') is omitted, presenting the decision in indirect speech. Here it means 'nothing is presented [as to why...].'
  2. §30.1.120.prsalua tamen causa legati — Ablative absolute consisting of the noun 'causa' and the adjective 'salua' without a participle. It expresses a proviso or condition: 'provided, however, that the status of the legacy remains unharmed.'
  3. §30.1.120.2post aditam hereditatem — Preposition 'post' followed by the noun 'hereditatem' and the perfect passive participle 'aditam' (from 'adire hereditatem', to accept an inheritance). This is a noun-equivalent participle construction (like the 'ab urbe condita' construction), meaning 'after the acceptance of the inheritance.'

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Justinian I, The Digest of Justinian §30.1.120.pr-30.1.120.2. Humanitext Reader, https://reader.humanitext.ai/en/text/urn:cts:latinLit:phi2806.phi002.humanitext-lat1:30.1.120.pr-30.1.120.2

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