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Justinian I · The Digest of Justinian §38.5.2.pr

Restitution of Past Fruits in the Fabiana Action

Passage 6004 of 9271 · Latin

Summary

It is explained that in the Fabiana and Caluisiana actions, past fruits gathered prior to the joinder of issue are also included, because the praetor intends to rescind all fraudulent acts of freedmen.

[MARCIANUS libro tertio regularum. ] §38.5.2.prIn Fauiana et Caluisiana actione recte dicetur etiam praeteritos fructus uenire, quatenus praetor omnem fraudem libertorum uult rescindere.
[MARCIANUS in the third book of Rules.] the Fabiana and Caluisiana actions, it will be rightly said that past fruits also come into [the action], insofar as the praetor wishes to rescind every fraud of freedmen.

Notes

  1. §38.5.2.prpraeteritos fructus — In contrast to the "fruits gathered after the joinder of issue" (fructus post litem contestatam percepti) mentioned in the preceding section by Ulpian (§38.5.1.28), "praeteritos" here refers to past fruits gathered prior to the joinder of issue.
  2. §38.5.2.prquatenus — Although it is a relative adverb/conjunction meaning "insofar as," here it performs a causal function ("since," "because"), presenting the praetor's strong intent to prevent fraud as the rationale.

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Justinian I, The Digest of Justinian §38.5.2.pr. Humanitext Reader, https://reader.humanitext.ai/en/text/urn:cts:latinLit:phi2806.phi002.humanitext-lat1:38.5.2.pr

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