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Justinian I · The Digest of Justinian §43.7.1.pr

Actions and Interdicts Concerning Public Roads and Lands

Passage 7049 of 9271 · Latin

Summary

This text states that anyone should be permitted to bring a public action regarding things intended for public use, such as public roads, and that an interdict will be issued upon anyone's request.

[POMPONIUS libro trigensimo ad Sabinum. ] §43.7.1.prCuilibet in publicum petere permittendum est id, quod ad usum omnium pertineat, ueluti uias publicas, itinera publica: et ideo quolibet postulante de his interdicitur.
[POMPONIUS on Sabinus, book 30] Anyone must be permitted to bring an action for the public benefit concerning that which pertains to the use of all, such as public roads and public ways; and therefore, upon the application of anyone, an interdict is issued concerning these.

Notes

  1. §43.7.1.prin publicum petere — The verb petere means 'to claim' or 'to bring an action'. The prepositional phrase in publicum means 'for the public benefit' or 'in a public capacity', referring to the initiation of a lawsuit by a private individual for the public interest, similar to an actio popularis.
  2. §43.7.1.prquolibet postulante — An ablative absolute construction formed by quolibet (the ablative of quislibet) and the present participle postulante. It expresses a condition or occasion: 'upon the application of anyone' or 'if anyone requests'.
  3. §43.7.1.prde his interdicitur — The verb interdicitur is the impersonal passive of interdicere, which refers to the praetor issuing an interdict (interdictum). It translates as 'an interdict is issued concerning these (public roads, etc.)'.

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Justinian I, The Digest of Justinian §43.7.1.pr. Humanitext Reader, https://reader.humanitext.ai/en/text/urn:cts:latinLit:phi2806.phi002.humanitext-lat1:43.7.1.pr

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