[IDEM libro trigesimo quarto quaestionum. ] §35.1.75.prDies incertus condicionem in testamento facit.
[THE SAME in the thirty-fourth book of Questions.] An uncertain day makes a condition in a testament.
Justinian I · The Digest of Justinian §35.1.75.pr
Uncertain Day as a Condition in Wills
Summary
Briefly states the fundamental Roman law principle that an uncertain day constitutes a condition rather than a mere time-limit in a testament.
Notes
- §35.1.75.prDies incertus — Meaning "an uncertain day." It refers to a day of which the arrival itself, or the time of arrival, is uncertain (for example, "the day when someone reaches a certain age"). In Roman law, especially in the interpretation of testaments, establishing such a day is judged to have the effect of (facit) constituting an uncertain "condition" (condicio) rather than a mere designation of time (dies).
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Justinian I, The Digest of Justinian §35.1.75.pr. Humanitext Reader, https://reader.humanitext.ai/en/text/urn:cts:latinLit:phi2806.phi002.humanitext-lat1:35.1.75.pr
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