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Justinian I · The Digest of Justinian §37.1.11.pr

Tutor's Liability for Petitioning Disadvantageous Possession

Passage 5720 of 9271 · Latin

Summary

This fragment establishes that if a tutor petitions for the possession of goods on behalf of a pupil and it results in more disadvantage than benefit, the tutor is held liable under the action on guardianship.

[GAIUS libro quarto decimo ad edictum prouinciale. ] §37.1.11.prSi pupillo tutor bonorum possessionem petierit et plus incommodi quam commodi haec bonorum possessio habeat, tutor tutelae iudicio tenetur.
[GAIUS, book 14 on the provincial edict.] If a tutor has petitioned for the possession of goods for a pupil, and this possession of goods brings more disadvantage than advantage, the tutor is liable to the action on guardianship.

Notes

  1. §37.1.11.prpupillo — The dative pupillo is a dative of advantage (dativus commodi), indicating that the tutor makes the petition 'for the benefit' or 'on behalf' of the pupil.
  2. §37.1.11.prplus incommodi quam commodi — incommodi and commodi are partitive genitives (genitivus partitivus) dependent on the neuter pronoun plus which expresses quantity.
  3. §37.1.11.prtutelae iudicio — iudicio is an ablative of instrument/cause, and tutelae is a defining genitive. This refers to the action on guardianship (actio tutelae), which could be brought by a former pupil to hold a tutor liable for mismanagement or negligence.

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Justinian I, The Digest of Justinian §37.1.11.pr. Humanitext Reader, https://reader.humanitext.ai/en/text/urn:cts:latinLit:phi2806.phi002.humanitext-lat1:37.1.11.pr

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