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Justinian I · The Digest of Justinian §35.1.87.pr

Latest Conditions in Legacies and Easiest Conditions in Freedom

Passage 5418 of 9271 · Latin

Summary

It introduces the legal rule that the most recent condition should be considered in legacies, whereas the easiest condition should be considered in grants of freedom.

[UALENS libro primo fideicommissorum. ] §35.1.87.prQuod traditum est in legatis nouissimam, in libertatibus leuissimam condicionem spectandam esse,
[VALENS in the first book on Trusts.] As for the rule which has been handed down, that in legacies the most recent condition, and in grants of freedom the easiest condition is to be regarded,

Notes

  1. §35.1.87.prQuod traditum est — The introductory Quod clause functions as a "quod of respect" ("as to the fact that...", "as for the rule that..."), preparing for the subsequent discussion.
  2. §35.1.87.prnouissimam, in libertatibus leuissimam condicionem — Both adjectives nouissimam (most recent / last added) and leuissimam (lightest / easiest) modify condicionem at the end of the clause. This reflects the Roman legal principle where the testator's final intent (latest condition) prevails in legacies, whereas the most easily fulfillable condition is favored in grants of freedom.

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Justinian I, The Digest of Justinian §35.1.87.pr. Humanitext Reader, https://reader.humanitext.ai/en/text/urn:cts:latinLit:phi2806.phi002.humanitext-lat1:35.1.87.pr

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