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Justinian I · The Digest of Justinian §35.2.64.pr

Validity of Clauses Compensating for Falcidian Reductions

Passage 5509 of 9271 · Latin

Summary

This text discusses a testamentary clause that compensates for potential reductions caused by the Lex Falcidia by increasing the legacy, stating that the testator's intention must be upheld.

[ULPIANUS libro tertio decimo ad legem Iuliam et Papiam. ] §35.2.64.prSi in testamento ita scriptum sit: 'heres meus Lucio Titio decem dare damnas esto et quanto quidem minus per legem Falcidiam capere poterit, tanto amplius ei dare damnas esto', sententiae testatoris standum est.
[ULPIANUS, in the thirteenth book on the Lex Iulia et Papia.] If it is written in a testament as follows: 'My heir shall be under obligation to give ten to Lucius Titius, and indeed by how much less he will be able to take under the Lex Falcidia, by so much more shall my heir be under obligation to give to him,' the intention of the testator must be adhered to.

Notes

  1. 35.2.64.prdare damnas esto — 'damnas esto' (shall be under obligation) is a traditional formulaic expression used in a legacy by condemnation (legatum per damnationem), which imposes a specific duty of performance on the heir.
  2. 35.2.64.prquanto... tanto... — A correlative construction expressing proportion ('by how much... by so much...'). Here, it indicates that 'the less (he can take under the Lex Falcidia), the more (the heir must give)'. The particle 'quidem' serves to emphasize or specify the condition.
  3. 35.2.64.prsententiae testatoris standum est — The intransitive verb 'stare' (to adhere to, stand by) takes the dative 'sententiae' and forms an impersonal passive gerundive construction 'standum est' (one must adhere to). While the logical subject is not explicitly stated, it generally refers to the interpreter of the law or the heir.

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Justinian I, The Digest of Justinian §35.2.64.pr. Humanitext Reader, https://reader.humanitext.ai/en/text/urn:cts:latinLit:phi2806.phi002.humanitext-lat1:35.2.64.pr

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