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Justinian I · The Digest of Justinian §41.3.14.pr-41.3.14.1

Accession of Seller and Testator Possession in Usucapion

Passage 6766 of 9271 · Latin

Summary

This text discusses the accession of possession periods in usucapion, stating that only the period possessed by the seller prior to the sale benefits the buyer, and that in cases of legacies, the legatee is treated similarly to an heir regarding the accession of the testator's possession period.

[IDEM libro tertio decimo ad Plautium. ] §41.3.14.prId tempus uenditoris prodest emptori, quo antequam uenderet possedit: nam si postea nactus est possessionem uenditor, haec possessio emptori non proficiet.
[THE SAME, On Plautius, book 13] That period of the seller which he possessed before he sold is of benefit to the buyer; for if the seller later acquired possession, this possession will not benefit the buyer.
§41.3.14.1In re legata in accessione temporis, quo testator possedit, legatarius quodammodo quasi heres est.
In the case of a legacy, regarding the accession of the period during which the testator possessed, the legatee is in a certain sense like an heir.

Notes

  1. 41.3.14.prquo — An ablative singular of the relative pronoun `qui`, agreeing in gender and number with its antecedent, the neuter noun `tempus`. It functions as an ablative of time, meaning "during which [the seller] possessed."
  2. 41.3.14.1accessione temporis — A legal technical term meaning "addition of time" or "accession of time," referring to the adding of the predecessor's (here, the testator's) possession period to that of the current possessor (the legatee).

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