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Justinian I · The Digest of Justinian §39.3.13.pr

Liability of Transferors Under the Interdict on Force or Stealth

Passage 6186 of 9271 · Latin

Summary

Explains that the seller or donor who transferred the land will be held liable under the interdict concerning force or stealth for the damages and expenses incurred by the plaintiff.

[GAIUS ad edictum praetoris urbani titulo de aquae pluuiae arcendae. ] §39.3.13.prSed uenditor aut donator interdicto quod ui aut clam de damno et impensis ab actore factis tenebitur.
[GAIUS ad edictum praetoris urbani titulo de aquae pluuiae arcendae.] But the seller or the donor will be held liable under the interdict concerning force or stealth for the damage and expenses incurred by the plaintiff.

Notes

  1. §39.3.13.printerdicto quod ui aut clam — Refers to the Roman law interdict "quod vi aut clam" (concerning what is done by force or stealth), a possessory remedy used to compel the restoration of works unlawfully erected on another's land. In this context, it indicates that the seller or donor who erected the work before transferring the land remains liable under this interdict for damages and expenses.
  2. §39.3.13.prab actore factis — The perfect passive participle factis (from facio, in the ablative plural) agrees with both nouns damno (damage) and impensis (expenses). While "impensas facere" (to incur expenses) is a standard idiom, "damnum facere" (to suffer or cause damage) is also applicable here, meaning the damages suffered and expenses incurred by the plaintiff (actor).

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Justinian I, The Digest of Justinian §39.3.13.pr. Humanitext Reader, https://reader.humanitext.ai/en/text/urn:cts:latinLit:phi2806.phi002.humanitext-lat1:39.3.13.pr

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