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Justinian I · The Digest of Justinian §33.8.24.pr

Legacy of a Slave and Non-Inclusion of the Peculium

Passage 5113 of 9271 · Latin

Summary

Explains that when a slave is bequeathed, it is not necessary to explicitly exclude the peculium, because the peculium does not automatically accompany the slave unless it is specifically bequeathed.

[ULPIANUS libro quadragesimo tertio ad Sabinum. ] §33.8.24.prSi legatus fuerit seruus, peculium excipere non est necesse, quia non sequitur, nisi legetur.
[From the forty-third book of Ulpian's Commentary on Sabinus.] If a slave has been bequeathed, it is not necessary to except the peculium, because it does not follow [the slave] unless it is bequeathed.

Notes

  1. §33.8.24.prnon sequitur — The verb sequi is used here in the sense of 'to legally follow or accompany' the main object (in this case, the bequeathed slave). The subject is peculium. Since the peculium does not automatically pass with the slave, there is no need for an explicit exception (excipere) in the legacy.
  2. §33.8.24.prlegetur — Third-person singular present passive subjunctive (or potentially future perfect) of legare (to bequeath), with peculium as its subject, forming a conditional clause introduced by nisi ('unless').

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Justinian I, The Digest of Justinian §33.8.24.pr. Humanitext Reader, https://reader.humanitext.ai/en/text/urn:cts:latinLit:phi2806.phi002.humanitext-lat1:33.8.24.pr

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