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Justinian I · The Digest of Justinian §42.8.13.pr

Exemption of Pledge Holders from Fraudulent Revocation

Passage 7015 of 9271 · Latin

Summary

It is explained that a pledge holder is not liable to the action for revocation of fraudulent acts, because they possess by their own right and as a pledge, not for the purpose of preserving the debtor's property.

[PAULUS libro sexagensimo octauo ad edictum. ] §42.8.13.prIllud constat eum qui pignus tenet hac actione non teneri: suo enim iure et ut pignus, non rei seruandae causa possidet.
[PAULUS in the sixty-eighth book on the Edict.] It is established that he who holds a pledge is not liable to this action: for he possesses in his own right and as a pledge, not for the purpose of preserving the property.

Notes

  1. 42.8.13.prIllud — A demonstrative pronoun (neuter nominative singular) anticipating the accusative-with-infinitive clause `eum ... non teneri`, which functions as the subject of the impersonal verb `constat` ("it is established").
  2. 42.8.13.prrei seruandae causa — The genitive of the noun `rei` combined with the agreeing gerundive `seruandae`, followed by `causa` used postpositionally, expressing purpose ("for the purpose of preserving the property"). This refers to the taking possession of goods for the preservation of assets in legal enforcement.

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Justinian I, The Digest of Justinian §42.8.13.pr. Humanitext Reader, https://reader.humanitext.ai/en/text/urn:cts:latinLit:phi2806.phi002.humanitext-lat1:42.8.13.pr

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