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Justinian I · The Digest of Justinian §33.2.12.pr

Demolition of Heir's Building on Usufruct Land

Passage 4964 of 9271 · Latin

Summary

This text addresses the demolition of a building erected by an heir on land subject to a usufruct, prohibiting demolition against the usufructuary's will but exempting the heir from liability if demolition occurs before being forbidden.

[ALFENUS UARUS libro secundo digestorum a Paulo epitomatorum. ] §33.2.12.prHeres in fundo, cuius usus fructus legatus est, uillam posuit: eam inuito fructuario demolire non potest, nihilo magis quam si, quam arborem posuisset, ex fundo is euellere uellet: sed si antequam usufructuarius prohibuerit, demolierit, impune facturum.
[ALFENUS VARUS, Epitomized by Paul, Digest, Book II.] An heir built a villa on a tract of land, the usufruct of which had been bequeathed. He cannot demolish it against the will of the usufructuary, any more than if he wished to uproot from the land a tree which he had planted. But if he demolishes it before the usufructuary forbids it, he will do so with impunity.

Notes

  1. 33.2.12.prinuito fructuario — An ablative absolute construction with the adjective 'inuitus' and the noun 'fructuarius', meaning 'against the will of the usufructuary'.
  2. 33.2.12.prquam arborem posuisset — A structure where the antecedent 'arborem' of the relative pronoun 'quam' is incorporated into the relative clause, equivalent in meaning to 'arborem, quam posuisset' (the tree which he had planted).
  3. 33.2.12.primpune facturum — An accusative with infinitive construction with 'se' and 'esse' omitted (se impune facturum esse). The logical subject is the heir ('heres'), indicating that he would act with impunity (i.e., face no liability) if he demolished it before being forbidden.

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Justinian I, The Digest of Justinian §33.2.12.pr. Humanitext Reader, https://reader.humanitext.ai/en/text/urn:cts:latinLit:phi2806.phi002.humanitext-lat1:33.2.12.pr

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