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Justinian I · The Digest of Justinian §39.1.10.pr

In Rem Nature of Notice of New Work and Incapacitated Persons

Passage 6108 of 9271 · Latin

Summary

Ulpian explains that since the notification of a new work is made in rem, it can be validly made to a madman or an infant without the authority of a tutor.

[ULPIANUS libro quadragensimo quinto ad Sabinum. ] §39.1.10.prOperis noui nuntiatio in rem fit, non in personam: et ideo furioso et infanti fieri potest nec tutoris auctoritas in ea nuntiatione exigitur.
[ULPIAN, on Sabinus, book forty-five.] The notification of a new work is made in rem, not in personam; and therefore it can be made to a madman or an infant, nor is the authority of a tutor required in that notification.

Notes

  1. 39.1.10.prin rem fit, non in personam — This indicates that the effect of the notification of a new work is directed toward the property (res) itself, rather than toward the specific status or capacity of the person (persona). Consequently, it can be validly directed even against a madman (furiosus) or an infant (infans) who lacks legal capacity.
  2. 39.1.10.prfieri — The subject of the infinitive fieri is understood by supplying operis noui nuntiatio from the preceding clause.

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Justinian I, The Digest of Justinian §39.1.10.pr. Humanitext Reader, https://reader.humanitext.ai/en/text/urn:cts:latinLit:phi2806.phi002.humanitext-lat1:39.1.10.pr

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