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Justinian I · The Digest of Justinian §41.3.26.pr

No Usucapion of a Superstructure without Land

Passage 6778 of 9271 · Latin

Summary

Ulpian states the principle that a superstructure can never be acquired by long-term possession independently of the land itself.

[ULPIANUS libro uicensimo nono ad Sabinum. ] §41.3.26.prNumquam superficies sine solo capi longo tempore potest.
[ULPIANUS, On Sabinus, book 29] A superstructure can never be acquired by long-term possession without the land.

Notes

  1. 41.3.26.prsuperficies — A nominative noun referring to the 'superstructure' or 'building built upon land'. This reflects the Roman legal maxim that whatever is attached to the land vests in the land (superficies solo cedit).
  2. 41.3.26.prlongo tempore — An ablative of means meaning 'by a long time', referring to acquisition by long-term prescription (usucapio or longi temporis praescriptio). It modifies the infinitive capi.

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Justinian I, The Digest of Justinian §41.3.26.pr. Humanitext Reader, https://reader.humanitext.ai/en/text/urn:cts:latinLit:phi2806.phi002.humanitext-lat1:41.3.26.pr

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