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Justinian I · The Digest of Justinian §41.2.7.pr

Loss of Possession Through Fear of Violence

Passage 6705 of 9271 · Latin

Summary

Paulus states that a possessor who is unwilling to return to his land out of fear of superior force is also deemed to have lost possession, citing Neratius in support of this view.

[PAULUS libro quinquagesimo quarto ad edictum. ] §41.2.7.prSed et si nolit in fundum reuerti, quod uim maiorem uereatur, amisisse possessionem uidebitur: et ita Neratius quoque scribit.
[PAULUS libro quinquagesimo quarto ad edictum.] But also if he is unwilling to return to the land because he fears superior force, he will be deemed to have lost possession; and Neratius also writes to this effect.

Notes

  1. §41.2.7.pramisisse possessionem uidebitur — This is a nominative with infinitive (NCI) construction, where the subject of the conditional clause (the possessor) is the subject of uidebitur. Literally 'he will be seen to have lost possession', meaning 'he will be deemed to have lost possession'.
  2. §41.2.7.pruim maiorem — Literally 'greater force', referring here to 'superior force' or 'overwhelming violence' that makes resistance impossible.

Cite this passage

Justinian I, The Digest of Justinian §41.2.7.pr. Humanitext Reader, https://reader.humanitext.ai/en/text/urn:cts:latinLit:phi2806.phi002.humanitext-lat1:41.2.7.pr

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