[ULPIANUS libro sexagensimo primo ad edictum. ] §42.5.8.prIn uenditionem bonorum etiam usus fructus uenit, quia appellatione domini fructuarius quoque continetur.
[ULPIANUS, on the Edict, book 61] In the sale of goods, the usufruct also comes, because by the designation of "owner" the usufructuary is also included.
§42.5.8.1Si quis fructus ex praedio debitoris capi poterit, hunc creditor, qui in possessionem praedii missus est, uendere uel locare debet: sed hoc ita demum, si ante neque uenierit neque locatus erit.
If any fruit can be gathered from the debtor's land, the creditor who has been put into possession of the land ought to sell or lease it: but this only if it has not been previously either sold or leased.
nam si iam a debitore uel locatus erat uel uenierat, seruabit praetor uenditionem et locationem a debitore factam, etsi minoris distractum est uel locatum, nisi si in fraudem creditorum hoc fiat: tunc enim praetor arbitrium dat creditoribus, ut ex integro locationem uel uenditionem faciant.
For if it had already been either leased or sold by the debtor, the praetor will preserve the sale and lease made by the debtor, even if it was sold or leased for less, unless this was done in fraud of the creditors: for then the praetor gives the creditors the decision to make the lease or sale anew.
§42.5.8.2De ceterarum quoque rerum fructibus idem erit dicendum, ut, si qui locari possint, locentur, puta mercedes seruorum uel iumentorum ceterorumque, quae possunt locari.
The same must be said of the fruits of other things also, so that if any can be leased, they should be leased, such as the wages of slaves or beasts of burden, and of other things which can be leased.
§42.5.8.3De tempore locationis nihil praetor locutus est et ideo liberum arbitrium creditoribus datum uidetur, quanto tempore locent, quemadmodum illud est in arbitrio eorum, uendant uel locent, scilicet sine dolo malo: ex culpa autem rei non fiunt.
The praetor has said nothing about the time of the lease, and therefore free choice seems to be given to the creditors as to how long they may lease, just as it is in their choice whether they sell or lease, provided of course that it is without malicious intent: but they do not become liable for negligence.
§42.5.8.4Si unus sit, qui possideat bona, expeditum erit de locatione: quod si non unus, sed plures sint, quis eorum debeat locare uel uendere, quaeritur.
If there is only one person who possesses the goods, the matter of the lease will be straightforward: but if there is not one, but several, the question arises which of them ought to lease or sell.
et si quidem conuenit inter eos, expeditissimum est: nam et omnes possunt locare et uni hoc negotium dare: si uero non conuenit, tunc dicendum est praetorem causa cognita eligere debere, qui locet uel uendat.
And indeed, if they agree among themselves, it is most straightforward: for they can both all lease together, and entrust this business to one of them: but if they do not agree, then it must be said that the praetor, after investigating the case, ought to choose who is to lease or sell.