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Justinian I · The Digest of Justinian §42.1.8.pr

Death of a Claimed Slave after Joinder of Issue

Passage 6859 of 9271 · Latin

Summary

Discusses the legal consequence if a slave claimed under a stipulation dies after the joinder of issue, stating that the defendant is not acquitted and must account for the fruits.

[PAULUS libro quinto ad Plautium. ] §42.1.8.prSi homo ex stipulatu petitus post litem contestatam decesserit, absolutionem non faciendam et fructuum rationem habendam placet.
[PAULUS in the fifth book on Plautius.] If a slave demanded on the basis of a stipulation dies after joinder of issue, it is held that acquittal must not be granted and that account must be taken of the fruits.

Notes

  1. §42.1.8.prhomo — Literally "human" or "man," but in the context of a Roman law stipulation and the subsequent reference to "fruits" (fructus, referring to the services or earnings), it refers specifically to a "slave."
  2. §42.1.8.prabsolutionem non faciendam et fructuum rationem habendam placet — An accusative and infinitive construction dependent on the impersonal verb placet ("it is held/agreed"). faciendam and habendam are gerundives (passive future participles) with the copula esse omitted, forming the passive periphrastic infinitive to express obligation or necessity.

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Justinian I, The Digest of Justinian §42.1.8.pr. Humanitext Reader, https://reader.humanitext.ai/en/text/urn:cts:latinLit:phi2806.phi002.humanitext-lat1:42.1.8.pr

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