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Justinian I · The Digest of Justinian §33.2.20.pr

Validity of Usufruct of a Conditionally Freed Slave

Passage 4972 of 9271 · Latin

Summary

This text states that a bequest of the usufruct of a slave who is to be set free under a condition is valid for the period before the condition is fulfilled.

[POMPONIUS libro octauo ad Quintum Mucium. ] §33.2.20.prSi seruum sub condicione liberum esse iubeam et usum fructum eius tibi legauero, ualet legatum.
[POMPONIUS, Commentary on Quintus Mucius, Book VIII.] If I should order a slave to be free under a condition, and I bequeath his usufruct to you, the bequest is valid.

Notes

  1. §33.2.20.priubeam ... legauero — The present subjunctive iubeam and the future perfect indicative (or perfect subjunctive) legauero are coordinated within a single conditional clause. This displays a mixture of mood and tense, though both functionally refer to a hypothetical future scenario.
  2. §33.2.20.prseruum sub condicione liberum esse iubeam — The verb iubere governs an accusative with infinitive construction (accusative seruum, infinitive liberum esse). The adjective liberum agrees in gender, number, and case with the subject accusative seruum.

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Justinian I, The Digest of Justinian §33.2.20.pr. Humanitext Reader, https://reader.humanitext.ai/en/text/urn:cts:latinLit:phi2806.phi002.humanitext-lat1:33.2.20.pr

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