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Justinian I · The Digest of Justinian §39.6.34.pr

Gift Mortis Causa by Life Annuity Claimable After Death

Passage 6284 of 9271 · Latin

Summary

Explains that a donation mortis causa can be established by stipulating a life annuity for the donee, on the condition that the payment is to be demanded only after the promisor's death.

[MARCELLUS libro uicensimo octauo digestorum. ] §39.6.34.prMortis causa donatio etiam sic constitui potest, ut quid stipuletur in annos singulos quoad uiueret, scilicet ut post mortem promissoris incipiat exactio.
[MARCELLUS, Digests, book 28.] A donation mortis causa can also be established in this way, namely, that one stipulates for something for each year as long as he lives, that is to say, so that the exaction starts after the death of the promisor.

Notes

  1. §39.6.34.prquid — The indefinite pronoun quid (neuter accusative singular) used after a conjunction (here ut) instead of aliquid, serving as the direct object of stipuletur.
  2. §39.6.34.prstipuletur — Third-person singular present subjunctive of the deponent verb stipulor (to stipulate, exact a promise). The subject contextually refers to the donee (stipulator) who acquires the claim through the verbal contract.
  3. §39.6.34.prquoad uiueret — Subjunctive imperfect. The subject can refer to either the donee (stipulator) or the promisor. It is standard to interpret this as a life annuity contract payable for as long as the donee lives.

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Justinian I, The Digest of Justinian §39.6.34.pr. Humanitext Reader, https://reader.humanitext.ai/en/text/urn:cts:latinLit:phi2806.phi002.humanitext-lat1:39.6.34.pr

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