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Justinian I · The Digest of Justinian §37.11.9.pr

Pupillary Substitution and Sealing of the Father's Will

Passage 5841 of 9271 · Latin

Summary

For the possession of goods under a pupillary substitution to be granted, the father's primary will must remain sealed, even if the second tablets containing the substitution are presented unsealed.

[POMPONIUS libro secundo ad Sabinum. ] §37.11.9.prUt bonorum possessio secundum pupillares tabulas admitti possit, requiritur, an patris testamentum signatum sit, licet secundae tabulae resignatae proferantur.
[POMPONIUS, in the second book on Sabinus.] In order that the possession of goods in accordance with the pupillary tablets can be admitted, it is required to ascertain whether the father's will is sealed, even though the second tablets are produced unsealed.

Notes

  1. §37.11.9.prrequiritur, an — The indirect question clause introduced by `an` functions as the subject of the impersonal passive verb `requiritur`. It indicates that whether the father's primary will remains sealed is a necessary requirement to be examined for granting the possession of goods.
  2. §37.11.9.prlicet secundae tabulae resignatae proferantur — The concessive conjunction `licet` takes the present subjunctive passive `proferantur` to form a concessive clause ('even though...'). It explains that even if the `secundae tabulae` (the second tablets, referring to the pupillary substitution) are presented `resignatae` (unsealed/opened), the status of the primary will's seal remains the decisive criterion.

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Justinian I, The Digest of Justinian §37.11.9.pr. Humanitext Reader, https://reader.humanitext.ai/en/text/urn:cts:latinLit:phi2806.phi002.humanitext-lat1:37.11.9.pr

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