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Justinian I · The Digest of Justinian §35.2.70.pr

Actionability of Falcidian Stipulation on Condition

Passage 5515 of 9271 · Latin

Summary

It states that the Falcidian stipulation becomes immediately actionable as soon as the condition of the legacy or the debt has been fulfilled.

[ULPIANUS libro sexto decimo ad Sabinum. ] §35.2.70.prFalcidiae stipulatio statim committitur, ubi condicio legati uel debiti exstitit.
[ULPIANUS, in the sixteenth book on Sabinus.] The Falcidian stipulation becomes actionable immediately when the condition of the legacy or the debt has been fulfilled.

Notes

  1. 35.2.70.prFalcidiae — The genitive of Falcidia, referring to the Lex Falcidia. It designates the "Falcidian stipulation" (stipulatio Falcidiae) entered into between the heir and the legatee to secure the heir's statutory reserve (the Falcidian portion).
  2. 35.2.70.prcommittitur — Third-person singular present passive indicative of the verb committo. In legal contexts where stipulatio (stipulation) is the subject, it has the technical meaning of "to be triggered" or "to become actionable" upon the fulfillment of a condition.

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Justinian I, The Digest of Justinian §35.2.70.pr. Humanitext Reader, https://reader.humanitext.ai/en/text/urn:cts:latinLit:phi2806.phi002.humanitext-lat1:35.2.70.pr

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