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Justinian I · The Digest of Justinian §41.3.11.pr

Inability of a Captive Master to Possess via Slaves

Passage 6763 of 9271 · Latin

Summary

This section explains that a master who is in the hands of the enemy cannot acquire or maintain possession either by themselves or through a slave.

[PAULUS libro nono decimo ad edictum. ] §41.3.11.prNeque seruus neque per seruum dominus, qui apud hostes est, possidet.
[PAULUS, On the Edict, book 19] Neither does a slave possess, nor does a master, who is in the hands of the enemy, possess through a slave.

Notes

  1. 41.3.11.prqui apud hostes est — The antecedent of this relative clause is the immediately preceding noun `dominus`. A master who is in the hands of the enemy lacks the legal capacity or the requisite intent (animus) to possess, and therefore cannot acquire or maintain possession through a slave (per seruum).
  2. 41.3.11.prNeque seruus neque per seruum dominus... possidet — The singular verb `possidet` agrees with the nearer subject `dominus` connected by `neque ... neque`. Structurally, it is understood in parallel as if `possidet` were also omitted after the first term `neque seruus`.

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Justinian I, The Digest of Justinian §41.3.11.pr. Humanitext Reader, https://reader.humanitext.ai/en/text/urn:cts:latinLit:phi2806.phi002.humanitext-lat1:41.3.11.pr

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