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Justinian I · The Digest of Justinian §37.11.7.pr

Loss of Extra Seals and Possession with Seven Valid Seals

Passage 5839 of 9271 · Latin

Summary

It is argued that even if some of the multiple seals on a will have disappeared, it is sufficient for granting the possession of goods as long as the legally required seven seals remain.

[IULIANUS libro uicensimo tertio digestorum. ] §37.11.7.prCum tabulae testamenti plurium signis signatae essent et quaedam ex his non parent, septem tamen signa maneant, sufficit ad bonorum possessionem dandam septem testium signa comparere, licet non omnium qui signauerint maneant signa.
[JULIANUS, in the twenty-third book of his Digest.] the tablets of a will have been sealed with the seals of several persons, and some of these do not appear, but seven seals nevertheless remain, it is sufficient for granting the possession of goods that the seals of seven witnesses appear, even though the seals of all who sealed do not remain.

Notes

  1. §37.11.7.prparent — Third-person plural present indicative of the verb pareo (to appear, be visible). While the preceding signatae essent (subjunctive pluperfect) refers to a past event (the sealing), parent describes the current state (that they are not visible now).
  2. §37.11.7.prcomparere — Infinitive acting as the subject of the impersonal verb sufficit. 'That the seals of seven witnesses appear (comparere) is sufficient (sufficit).'

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Justinian I, The Digest of Justinian §37.11.7.pr. Humanitext Reader, https://reader.humanitext.ai/en/text/urn:cts:latinLit:phi2806.phi002.humanitext-lat1:37.11.7.pr

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