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Justinian I · The Digest of Justinian §36.1.25.pr

Interpretation of Trust: General Heirs vs Named Persons

Passage 5577 of 9271 · Latin

Summary

It is pointed out that in interpreting the testator's intention, different rescripts and judgments may be rendered if a trust is left with specific names expressed rather than under the general designation of "heirs."

[PAPINIANUS libro quinto decimo quaestionum. ] §36.1.25.prNonnumquam autem ex uoluntate uarie rescriptum et iudicatum est, uidelicet si non sub appellatione heredum, sed propriis nominibus expressis fideicommissum relinquatur.
[PAPINIANUS in the fifteenth book of Questions.], however, depending on the intention, different rescripts and judgments have been issued, namely, if the trust is left not under the designation of heirs, but with their specific names expressed.

Notes

  1. §36.1.25.prrescriptum et iudicatum est — An impersonal passive expression in the neuter singular, consisting of rescriptum (from rescribere, to issue a rescript or reply to a legal query) and iudicatum (from iudicare, to render a judgment). It indicates that legal replies (rescripts) and judicial decisions have been issued.
  2. §36.1.25.prpropriis nominibus expressis — The ablative plural noun phrase propriis nominibus (individual names) modified by the perfect passive participle expressis (from exprimere, to express or state clearly). Syntactically, it can be understood as an ablative absolute ("with their specific names expressed") contrasting with the preceding sub appellatione, or as parallel to it with the preposition sub omitted. The translation is aligned across all languages to express a circumstantial or modal sense ("with names explicitly expressed").

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