[IDEM libro sexagensimo quinto ad edictum. ] §40.5.3.prIn quem etiam utiles actiones plerumque creditoribus competunt.
[THE SAME, Book 65 on the Edict.] Against him, too, analogous actions are generally available to the creditors.
Justinian I · The Digest of Justinian §40.5.3.pr
Creditors' Analogous Actions Against the Freed Slave
Summary
It provides that creditors are generally allowed to bring analogous actions against the slave who has been awarded the property and freedom.
Notes
- §40.5.3.prIn quem — The relative pronoun `quem` refers back to `seruo` (the slave granted freedom and property) from the previous section. The preposition `in` with the accusative indicates the defendant against whom an action is brought.
- §40.5.3.prutiles actiones... competunt — `utiles actiones` (analogous or equitable actions) is the subject. The verb `competere` means to be available or belong to, taking the dative (`creditoribus`) for the holders of the action, and `in` with the accusative (`in quem`) for the party against whom it is available.
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