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Justinian I · The Digest of Justinian §38.7.3.pr

Grounds for Possession Under Law or Senate Decree

Passage 6027 of 9271 · Latin

Summary

Explains the general rule on which section of the Edict must be used to apply for the possession of the estate when a law or a senate decree grants inheritance or also orders the possession of the estate.

[PAULUS libro quadragensimo tertio ad edictum. ] §38.7.3.prGeneraliter igitur sciendum est, quotienscumque uel lex uel senatus defert hereditatem, non etiam bonorum possessionem, ex hac parte eam peti oportere: cum uero etiam bonorum possessionem dari iubet, tum ex illa parte, qua ex legibus, peti debere: sed et ex hac parte poterit.
[PAULUS in the forty-third book on the Edict.] Therefore, it must be known generally that whenever either a law or the senate grants an inheritance, but not also the possession of the estate, it must be applied for under this head; but when it actually orders the possession of the estate also to be given, then it ought to be applied for under that head which is "under the laws"; however, it will also be possible to apply for it under this head.

Notes

  1. §38.7.3.prpeti oportere — The structure of indirect speech (accusative with infinitive) introduced by the impersonal expression sciendum est ("it must be known"). The infinitives oportere ("it is necessary") and debere ("it ought to") are governed by sciendum est, and they in turn take the passive infinitive peti ("to be applied for") as their complement. The subject accusative of peti is the preceding eam (referring to bonorum possessionem).
  2. §38.7.3.prex hac parte ... ex illa parte — Contrast between different sections (pars) of the Edict using the demonstratives hac and illa. ex hac parte ("under this head") refers to the section currently under discussion ("of statutory heirs", unde legitimi), while ex illa parte ("under that head") refers to another category of application ("under the laws", unde ex legibus). In the clause qua ex legibus, a verb (such as defertur or datur) is omitted.

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Justinian I, The Digest of Justinian §38.7.3.pr. Humanitext Reader, https://reader.humanitext.ai/en/text/urn:cts:latinLit:phi2806.phi002.humanitext-lat1:38.7.3.pr

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