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Justinian I · The Digest of Justinian §36.2.27.pr-36.2.27.1

Vesting of Legacies for Sons-in-Power and Maintenance for Freedmen

Passage 5668 of 9271 · Latin

Summary

A case addressing whether a legacy left to a son-in-power vests upon the co-heirs' entry into inheritance when the son's own entry is conditional on his emancipation, and another concerning the start date of maintenance for slaves freed under a senate decree due to absent heirs.

[SCAEUOLA libro tertio responsorum. ] §36.2.27.prFilium familias ex parte pure instituit heredem eique fideicommissum dedit et eodem testamento ita cauit: 'quod ego Lucium Titium heredem institui, ita eum adire hereditatem uolo, si is patria potestate liberatus fuerit': quaesitum est, an a coheredibus eius adita hereditate legati filio familias dati dies cesserit.
[SCAEVOLA, third book of Opinions.] A testator appointed a son-in-power as heir to a part unconditionally, gave him a fideicommissum, and in the same will provided as follows: 'As to my appointing Lucius Titius as heir, I wish him to enter upon the inheritance only if he shall have been released from paternal power.' It was asked whether, upon the inheritance being entered upon by his co-heirs, the right to the legacy given to the son-in-power vested.
respondit, si pure sit datum, a coherede filii pro hereditaria parte fideicommissum peti posse.
He answered that if it was given unconditionally, the fideicommissum could be demanded from the co-heir of the son in proportion to his hereditary share.
§36.2.27.1Menstruos denarios denos manumissis legauit: quaesitum est, cum absentibus heredibus ex senatus consulto libertatem sunt consecuti, ex quo tempore eis cibaria debeantur.
A testator bequeathed ten denarii monthly to those manumitted. It was asked, when they obtained their freedom under a decree of the senate because the heirs were absent, from what time maintenance was due to them.
respondit secundum ea quae proponerentur ex eo tempore his cibaria debeantur, quo liberi esse coeperint.
He answered that, according to the facts proposed, maintenance was due to them from the time when they began to be free.

Notes

  1. 36.2.27.prquod ego Lucium Titium heredem institui — The conjunction `quod` here introduces a fact or topic ('As to the fact that I appointed Lucius Titius as heir'), serving to limit the scope of the following main clause `ita... uolo`.
  2. 36.2.27.prdies cesserit — Subjunctive perfect of the legal term `dies cedit` ('the right vests' or 'the day begins to run'), triggered by the indirect question introduced by `an`. The issue is whether the right to the legacy vested when the co-heirs entered upon the inheritance, even though the son's own inheritance was suspended by a condition.
  3. 36.2.27.1cibaria — The term `cibaria` (provisions, maintenance) is used to refer back to the legacy of `menstruos denarios denos` (ten denarii monthly), indicating that this monetary legacy was intended for the daily sustenance of the manumitted slaves.

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Justinian I, The Digest of Justinian §36.2.27.pr-36.2.27.1. Humanitext Reader, https://reader.humanitext.ai/en/text/urn:cts:latinLit:phi2806.phi002.humanitext-lat1:36.2.27.pr-36.2.27.1

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