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Justinian I · The Digest of Justinian §44.1.21.pr

Criteria for Prejudicial Effects on Greater Claims

Passage 7210 of 9271 · Latin

Summary

This text defines the criteria under which a prejudicial effect on a matter of greater value is deemed to occur when a common question is brought to court.

[NERATIUS libro quarto membranarum. ] §44.1.21.prRei maioris pecuniae praeiudicium fieri uidetur, cum ea quaestio in iudicium deducitur, quae uel tota uel ex aliqua parte communis est quaestioni de re maiori.
[NERATIUS, book four of the Membranae.] Prejudicial effect is deemed to be produced on a matter of greater value, when a question is brought to court which, either as a whole or in some part, is common to the question concerning the matter of greater value.

Notes

  1. §44.1.21.prRei maioris pecuniae — An objective genitive governing the noun praeiudicium, meaning 'prejudgment of (or prejudicial effect on) a matter involving a larger sum of money'. The phrase maioris pecuniae is a genitive of quality modifying rei.
  2. §44.1.21.prpraeiudicium fieri uidetur — The verb uidetur is used personally with praeiudicium as its subject, meaning 'a prejudgment is deemed to occur'. In Roman law, a praeiudicium refers to a situation where a decision in one trial practically or legally preempts or biases the decision in another, typically more important, trial.
  3. §44.1.21.prcommunis est quaestioni — The adjective communis takes the dative (quaestioni) to express that with which something is shared: 'is common to the question'.

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Justinian I, The Digest of Justinian §44.1.21.pr. Humanitext Reader, https://reader.humanitext.ai/en/text/urn:cts:latinLit:phi2806.phi002.humanitext-lat1:44.1.21.pr

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