Justinian I · The Digest of Justinian §4.3.19.pr

Action for Fraud Against a Surety Killing the Promised Animal

Passage 680 of 9271 · Latin

Summary

The opinion of Neratius and Julian that if a surety kills the promised animal before default and is consequently discharged along with the principal debtor, an action for fraud should be granted against the surety.

[PAPINIANUS libro trigensimo septimo quaestionum. ] §4.3.19.prSi fideiussor promissum animal ante moram occiderit, de dolo actionem reddi aduersus eum oportere Neratius Priscus et Iulianus responderunt, quoniam debitore liberato per consequentias ipse quoque dimittitur.

[PAPINIANUS libro trigensimo septimo quaestionum.] Neratius Priscus and Julianus answered that if a surety should kill the promised animal before default, an action for fraud ought to be granted against him, since, the debtor being released, he himself is also consequently discharged.

Notes

§4.3.19.prdebitore liberato — An ablative absolute construction consisting of the noun `debitor` and the perfect passive participle `liberato` (from `liberare`), expressing cause ("since the debtor is released"). It describes the legal premise where the destruction of the specific object before default releases the principal debtor, which consequently discharges the surety due to the accessory nature of the guarantee.
§4.3.19.proportere — The infinitive of the impersonal verb `oportet`, serving as the main verb of the accusative with infinitive (AcI) construction introduced by the main verb `responderunt`. The subject of `oportere` is itself another accusative with infinitive clause: `de dolo actionem reddi` ("that an action for fraud be granted").

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