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Justinian I · The Digest of Justinian §32.0.53.pr-32.0.53.1

Exclusion of Containers in Legacies of Silver or Rings

Passage 4877 of 9271 · Latin

Summary

Explains that when silver or rings are bequeathed, the small chests or ring-cases containing them do not accompany the bequest and do not pass to the legatee.

[PAULUS libro quarto ad Sabinum. ] §32.0.53.prArgento legato constat arculas ad legatarium non pertinere.
[PAULUS libro quarto ad Sabinum.] When silver is bequeathed, it is established that the small chests do not belong to the legatee.
§32.0.53.1Item anulis legatis dactyliothecae non cedunt.
Likewise, when rings are bequeathed, the ring-cases do not go with them.

Notes

  1. §32.0.53.prargento legato — An ablative absolute expressing time or condition, meaning "when silver is bequeathed" or "if silver is bequeathed". The phrase `anulis legatis` in the next section shares the same construction.
  2. §32.0.53.1cedunt — The verb cedere is used here in the sense of "to go with" or "to pass as an accessory to the bequest". It echoes the use of `cedunt` in the previous section (§32.0.52.9), indicating that the ring-cases do not automatically transfer to the legatee upon the bequest of rings.

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Justinian I, The Digest of Justinian §32.0.53.pr-32.0.53.1. Humanitext Reader, https://reader.humanitext.ai/en/text/urn:cts:latinLit:phi2806.phi002.humanitext-lat1:32.0.53.pr-32.0.53.1

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