Justinian I · The Digest of Justinian §37.1.15.pr

Conditions for Minor Daughter's Possession on Mother's Petition

Passage 5724 of 9271 · Latin

Summary

Paulus explains that a mother's petition alone does not grant the possession of estate to an underage daughter, unless the magistrate who granted it explicitly intended to give it to the minor.

[PAULUS libro undecimo responsorum. ] §37.1.15.prPaulus respondit petitionem matris solam non adquisisse filiae impuberi bonorum possessionem, nisi si is qui eam dedit euidenter uoluit eam impuberi dare.

[PAULUS, book 11 of Opinions.] Paulus replied that the mother's petition alone did not acquire the possession of goods for the underage daughter, unless he who granted it clearly intended to give it to the underage daughter.

Notes

37.1.15.prpetitionem matris solam non adquisisse filiae impuberi bonorum possessionem — An accusative and infinitive construction following the main verb `respondit`. The accusative `petitionem matris solam` serves as the subject of the perfect active infinitive `adquisisse`, while `filiae impuberi` is the dative of reference or acquisition.
37.1.15.pris qui eam dedit — The antecedent `is` (masculine singular pronoun) of the relative pronoun `qui` refers to the magistrate (such as the praetor) who has the authority to grant possession. The feminine singular accusative pronoun `eam` refers to the preceding `bonorum possessionem`.

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