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Justinian I · The Digest of Justinian §37.7.5.pr-37.7.5.1

Erroneous Claim of Possession and Collatio Dotis

Passage 5792 of 9271 · Latin

Summary

Regarding a daughter who, following the error of her emancipated brother, requested the possession of an intestate's goods, she is not forced to collate her dowry as the will's intent is maintained, and she is liable for interest on her dowry in case of delay.

[PAPINIANUS libro quinto responsorum. ] §37.7.5.prFilius emancipatus, qui possessionem contra tabulas accipere potuit, intestati patris possessionem accepit: atque ita filia, quae mansit in potestate, cum eiusdem familiae fratre heres instituta, possessionem intestati patris errorem fratris emancipati secuta accepit.
An emancipated son, who was able to accept the possession of goods contrary to the will, accepted the possession of the intestate father; and thus the daughter, who remained in power, having been instituted as heir along with her brother of the same family, accepted the possession of the intestate father, following the error of her emancipated brother.
dotem scripto fratri conferre non cogetur, cum ea possessio frustra petita sit et filia patris uoluntatem fini uirilis partis retineat, id est ut omnes trientes habeant et bonorum possessio unde liberi fingatur pro contra tabulas esse petita.
She shall not be compelled to collate her dowry to her brother designated in the will, since that possession was sought in vain, and the daughter retains the father's will to the extent of a single share, that is, so that all of them may have one-third, and the possession of goods from the class of children is feigned to have been sought as being contrary to the will.
§37.7.5.1Filia, quae soluto matrimonio dotem conferre debuit, moram collationi fecit: uiri boni arbitratu cogetur usuras quoque dotis conferre, cum emancipatus frater etiam fructus conferat et filia partis suae fructus percipiat.
A daughter, who upon the dissolution of her marriage was bound to collate her dowry, has delayed the collation: she shall be compelled, by the judgment of a good man, to collate also the interest of the dowry, since the emancipated brother also collates the fruits, and the daughter perceives the fruits of her own share.

Notes

  1. §37.7.5.prerrorem fratris emancipati secuta — The perfect active (deponent) participle secuta agrees with the subject filia, expressing the manner or cause of her action ('following' or 'in accordance with' the error).
  2. §37.7.5.prfini uirilis partis — The word fini is an archaic or alternative form of the ablative fine (from finis), serving as an ablative of limitation meaning 'to the limit/extent of' a single share (uirilis pars).
  3. §37.7.5.prpro contra tabulas — The preposition pro (governing the ablative) is paired directly with the prepositional phrase contra tabulas, which functions substantively here to represent 'bonorum possessio contra tabulas' (possession contrary to the will).

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Justinian I, The Digest of Justinian §37.7.5.pr-37.7.5.1. Humanitext Reader, https://reader.humanitext.ai/en/text/urn:cts:latinLit:phi2806.phi002.humanitext-lat1:37.7.5.pr-37.7.5.1

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