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Justinian I · The Digest of Justinian §37.9.3.pr

Good-Faith Expenses Incurred by a Departing Woman

Passage 5808 of 9271 · Latin

Summary

It rules on the obligation of return regarding expenses incurred in good faith by a woman who departs from possession after giving birth.

[HERMOGENIANUS libro tertio iuris epitomarum. ] §37.9.3.prSumptus autem ab ea facti bona fide non repetuntur.
[HERMOGENIANUS on the Epitomes of Law, book 3] However, expenses incurred by her in good faith are not reclaimed.

Notes

  1. 37.9.3.prbona fide — An ablative phrase indicating 'good faith' (subjective intention) at the time the expenses were incurred (facti). While expenses incurred in bad faith (e.g., with the intent to deplete the estate) might be subject to recovery (repetere), those made in good faith are exempt.

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Justinian I, The Digest of Justinian §37.9.3.pr. Humanitext Reader, https://reader.humanitext.ai/en/text/urn:cts:latinLit:phi2806.phi002.humanitext-lat1:37.9.3.pr

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