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Justinian I · The Digest of Justinian §33.1.4.pr

Nature of Annual Legacies and Non-Transmission to Heirs

Passage 4931 of 9271 · Latin

Summary

Regarding a legacy payable annually, the author cites Sabinus' correct opinion that it consists of multiple legacies, of which the subsequent ones are conditional on the legatee's survival, and thus do not pass to the legatee's heir upon death.

[PAULUS libro sexagesimo secundo ad edictum. ] §33.1.4.prSi in singulos annos alicui legatum sit, Sabinus, cuius sententia uera est, plura legata esse ait et primi anni purum, sequentium condicionale: uideri enim hanc inesse condicionem 'si uiuat et ideo mortuo eo ad heredem legatum non transire.
[PAULUS, book sixty-two on the Edict.] If a legacy is bequeathed to someone for each year, Sabinus, whose opinion is correct, says that there are several legacies, and that of the first year is unconditional, while those of the subsequent years are conditional: for he says it is understood that this condition is implied, 'if he should live,' and therefore upon his death the legacy does not pass to his heir.

Notes

  1. §33.1.4.prprimi anni purum, sequentium condicionale — Both 'primi anni' and 'sequentium' (with 'annorum' understood) are genitives of quality (genitivus qualitatis), with 'legatum' and 'esse' omitted in each phrase. This means 'that [the legacy] of the first year is unconditional, [and the legacy] of the subsequent years is conditional'.
  2. §33.1.4.pruideri enim hanc inesse condicionem — The indirect discourse (accusative with infinitive) introduced by 'ait' continues into the clause with the causal conjunction 'enim'. It represents Sabinus' legal reasoning: 'for [he says] it is seen (understood) that this condition is implied'.

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Justinian I, The Digest of Justinian §33.1.4.pr. Humanitext Reader, https://reader.humanitext.ai/en/text/urn:cts:latinLit:phi2806.phi002.humanitext-lat1:33.1.4.pr

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