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Justinian I · The Digest of Justinian §30.1.35.pr

Extinction of Legacy by Manumission of Another's Slave

Passage 4631 of 9271 · Latin

Summary

It explains that if an heir is obliged to deliver another's slave, and that slave is manumitted by his owner, the legacy becomes void and nothing is due.

[PAULUS libro tertio ad Sabinum. ] §30.1.35.prSi heres alienum hominem dare damnatus sit et hic a domino manumissus sit, nihil ex hoc legato debetur.
[PAULUS, Book 3 on Sabinus.] If an heir has been condemned to give another's slave, and this slave has been manumitted by his owner, nothing is due under this legacy.

Notes

  1. 30.1.35.prdare damnatus sit — The structure of the verb `damnare` (to condemn/oblige) followed by an infinitive (here, `dare`) derives from the standard formula of the Roman 'legatum per damnationem' (legacy by condemnation), meaning 'to be obliged/condemned to do something'.
  2. 30.1.35.prhominem — The noun `homo` (human being/man) in classical Roman legal texts, when used with an adjective like `alienus` (another's), generally refers specifically to a 'slave' (servus).

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Justinian I, The Digest of Justinian §30.1.35.pr. Humanitext Reader, https://reader.humanitext.ai/en/text/urn:cts:latinLit:phi2806.phi002.humanitext-lat1:30.1.35.pr

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