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Justinian I · The Digest of Justinian §43.8.5.pr

Action for Damage Caused by Aqueducts on Public Land

Passage 7058 of 9271 · Latin

Summary

It explains that if a watercourse conducted through a public place causes harm to a private individual, the victim is granted an action under the Law of the Twelve Tables to obtain compensation from the owner of the watercourse.

[PAULUS libro sexto decimo ad Sabinum. ] §43.8.5.prSi per publicum locum riuus aquae ductus priuato nocebit, erit actio priuato ex lege duodecim tabularum, ut noxa domino sarciatur.
[PAULUS from the sixteenth book on Sabinus] If a watercourse conducted through a public place causes harm to a private individual, the private individual will have an action under the Law of the Twelve Tables, so that the damage may be repaired by the owner.

Notes

  1. §43.8.5.prriuus aquae ductus — ductus is the perfect passive participle of duco (to lead, conduct), modifying the noun riuus (channel). riuus aquae means "watercourse."
  2. §43.8.5.prdomino — A dative of agent (or of disadvantage) used with the passive verb sarciatur (to be repaired), indicating the owner of the watercourse who is liable for the damages, in contrast to the injured private individual (priuato).

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Justinian I, The Digest of Justinian §43.8.5.pr. Humanitext Reader, https://reader.humanitext.ai/en/text/urn:cts:latinLit:phi2806.phi002.humanitext-lat1:43.8.5.pr

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