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Justinian I · The Digest of Justinian §33.5.17.pr

Vesting of All Slaves in Residuary Legatee upon Non-Choice

Passage 5036 of 9271 · Latin

Summary

Explains that if Titius fails to choose two slaves, all of them fall under the category of "the remainder" and thus belong to Maevius.

[IDEM libro septimo decimo ad legem Iuliam et Papiam. ] §33.5.17.prCum optio duorum seruorum Titio data sit, reliqui Maeuio legati sint, cessante primo in electione 'reliquorum' appellatione omnes ad Maeuium pertinent.
[THE SAME, Book XVII on the Lex Julia et Papia.] When the choice of two slaves has been given to Titius, and the remainder have been bequeathed to Maevius, if the first person fails to make a choice, all of them belong to Maevius under the designation of "the remainder."

Notes

  1. §33.5.17.prprimo — Refers to `Titio` (Titius), mentioned earlier. It is the subject of the ablative absolute `cessante primo`, indicating the situation where the first beneficiary fails to make a choice.
  2. §33.5.17.pr'reliquorum' appellatione — Ablative of means or cause. Since Titius did not make a choice, all the slaves fall under the category of "the remainder" (`reliqui`) and thus belong to Maevius.

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Justinian I, The Digest of Justinian §33.5.17.pr. Humanitext Reader, https://reader.humanitext.ai/en/text/urn:cts:latinLit:phi2806.phi002.humanitext-lat1:33.5.17.pr

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