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Justinian I · The Digest of Justinian §39.2.12.pr

Priority of Possessors Granted Possession over Pledgees

Passage 6133 of 9271 · Latin

Summary

Paulus argues that a person who is not provided with security for threatened damage, but is subsequently permitted to possess and acquire the property over a long period, holds a stronger legal claim than pledge creditors.

[PAULUS libro quadragensimo octauo ad edictum. ] §39.2.12.prHis qui pignori rem acceperunt potior est is, cui damni infecti non cauetur, si possidere et per longum tempus rem capere ei permissum fuerit.
[PAULUS on the edict, book 48.] He to whom security for threatened damage is not provided has a stronger claim than those who have received a thing in pledge, if he is permitted to possess and to acquire the thing by lapse of a long time.

Notes

  1. §39.2.12.prHis — Ablative plural of comparison modifying the comparative 'potior', serving as the antecedent to the relative clause 'qui pignori rem acceperunt'. It means 'than those who have received a thing in pledge'.
  2. §39.2.12.prper longum tempus rem capere — The verb 'capere' here implies acquiring ownership by lapse of time (usucapere), and the phrase as a whole refers to the legal institution of long-term prescription (longi temporis praescriptio).
  3. §39.2.12.prcui damni infecti non cauetur — The verb 'cavere' (to provide security) is used in the impersonal passive 'cauetur', with the relative pronoun in the dative 'cui' indicating the beneficiary. Literally, 'to whom security is not provided'.

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