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Justinian I · The Digest of Justinian §37.10.14.pr

Burden of Proof for Minors Reaching Puberty Before Possession

Passage 5830 of 9271 · Latin

Summary

To the question of whether a minor who obtained Carbonian possession of property but reached puberty before actual transfer must act as a plaintiff, the jurist replies that the burden of proof lies on him regarding what he claims from the possessor.

[SCAEUOLA libro secundo responsorum. ] §37.10.14.prQuaeritur, an impubes, qui bonorum possessionem ex Carboniano accepit, si, antequam possessio ad eum translata fuerit, pubes factus sit, petitoris partibus fungi debeat.
[SCAEUOLA libro secundo responsorum.] The question is asked whether a minor, who has received the Carbonian possession of property, if he reaches the age of puberty before the possession has been transferred to him, ought to perform the role of the plaintiff.
respondit in eo, quod a possessore petet, probationem ei incumbere.
He replied that with respect to what he shall claim from the possessor, the burden of proof rests upon him.

Notes

  1. §37.10.14.prpetitoris partibus fungi — The verb `fungi` governs the ablative case, hence the ablative plural `partibus` of `pars` (role) is used. The phrase `partibus fungi` is a legal idiom meaning "to perform/act the part/role of".
  2. §37.10.14.prpetet — Third-person singular future active indicative of the third-conjugation verb `petere`. In the relative clause `quod ... petet` modifying the antecedent `eo`, it refers to the action of claiming in a future lawsuit.

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Justinian I, The Digest of Justinian §37.10.14.pr. Humanitext Reader, https://reader.humanitext.ai/en/text/urn:cts:latinLit:phi2806.phi002.humanitext-lat1:37.10.14.pr

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