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Justinian I · The Digest of Justinian §30.1.21.pr

Bequest of a Herd and Subsequent Additions to It

Passage 4617 of 9271 · Latin

Summary

Establishes that when a flock or herd is bequeathed, any subsequent additions to it also belong to the legatee.

[ULPIANUS libro quinto decimo ad Sabinum. ] §30.1.21.prGrege legato et quae postea accedunt ad legatarium pertinent.
[ULPIANUS, Book 15 of Commentary on Sabinus.] When a flock is bequeathed, what is subsequently added to it also belongs to the legatee.

Notes

  1. 30.1.21.prGrege legato — An ablative absolute construction consisting of the noun grege and the perfect participle legato, expressing the condition or underlying circumstance ("when a flock is bequeathed").
  2. 30.1.21.pret — Used here adverbially with the meaning of "also," emphasizing the subject clause "quae postea accedunt," rather than functioning as a simple coordinating conjunction.
  3. 30.1.21.prquae postea accedunt — A relative clause introduced by the relative pronoun quae (neuter plural nominative) with its antecedent omitted, functioning as the subject of the main verb pertinent. It refers to individual elements (such as newborn animals) subsequently added to the flock.

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Justinian I, The Digest of Justinian §30.1.21.pr. Humanitext Reader, https://reader.humanitext.ai/en/text/urn:cts:latinLit:phi2806.phi002.humanitext-lat1:30.1.21.pr

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