Justinian I · The Digest of Justinian §41.1.11.pr

Tutor's Authority for a Ward to Acquire and Alienate Property

Passage 6641 of 9271 · Latin

Summary

This fragment explains that a ward does not need a tutor's authority to acquire property, but does need it to alienate property, including possession, which is of a natural character, supporting the Sabinian view.

[MARCIANUS libro tertio institutionum. ] §41.1.11.prPupillus quantum ad adquirendum non indiget tutoris auctoritate: alienare uero nullam rem potest nisi praesente tutore auctore, et ne quidem possessionem, quae est naturalis, ut Sabinianis uisum est: quae sententia uera est.

[MARCIANUS, Institutes, book 3] A ward, as far as acquisition is concerned, does not need the authority of a tutor; but he cannot alienate any property unless the tutor is present and authorizes it, and not even possession, which is natural, as it seemed to the Sabinians; which opinion is true.

Notes

41.1.11.prpraesente tutore auctore — An ablative absolute construction comprising the present participle `praesente`, the noun `tutore`, and its appositive `auctore`. It means "with the tutor being present and acting as authorizer," functioning conditionally.
41.1.11.pret ne quidem possessionem — The verb phrase `alienare... potest` (is able to alienate) from the preceding clause is understood here; thus, it means "and [he cannot alienate] not even possession, which is natural."

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