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Justinian I · The Digest of Justinian §39.2.21.pr

Threatened Damage and Possession for a Filial Tenant

Passage 6144 of 9271 · Latin

Summary

This section discusses whether a son under paternal power, serving as a tenant, or his father should be put into possession of a neighboring building for threatened damage, depending on who bears the risk under the lease.

[PAULUS libro octauo ad Plautium. ] §39.2.21.prSi filius familias inquilinus sit, uideamus, an damni infecti nomine in possessionem aedium uicinarum mittendus sit (quaeritur enim, an filius familias non uidetur damnum pati, si res peculiares sint) et pater possit stipulari, si quid ei damni fiat.
[PAULUS, in the eighth book on Plautius.] If a son of a family is a tenant, let us see whether he ought to be put into possession of the neighboring building on account of threatened damage (for the question is raised whether a son of a family does not seem to suffer damage if the property is part of his peculium) and whether the father can stipulate if any damage should occur to him.
et placet utrumque eorum in possessionem mitti, nisi sic filius conduxerat, ut eius periculo aedes essent: tunc enim, quia solus tenetur ex locato, recte dicetur ipsum mittendum in possessionem, nisi ei caueatur.
And it is held that both of them should be put into possession, unless the son had leased the building on such terms that the building was at his own risk; for in that case, because he alone is bound under the lease, it will be correctly said that he himself should be put into possession, unless security is given to him.

Notes

  1. §39.2.21.pret pater possit — This clause introduces the second indirect question dependent on the main verb uideamus, with the conjunction an being omitted (to be understood as et [an] pater possit).
  2. §39.2.21.prsi quid ei damni fiat — damni is a partitive genitive qualifying the indefinite pronoun quid. The dative ei could contextually refer to either the father (pater) or the son (filius), but practically refers to the pecuniary loss affecting the father, who holds the capacity to stipulate.
  3. §39.2.21.prut eius periculo aedes essent — eius periculo is an ablative of manner or condition meaning 'at his risk'. The genitive demonstrative pronoun eius refers to the son (filius), who is the party to the lease agreement.

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Justinian I, The Digest of Justinian §39.2.21.pr. Humanitext Reader, https://reader.humanitext.ai/en/text/urn:cts:latinLit:phi2806.phi002.humanitext-lat1:39.2.21.pr

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