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Justinian I · The Digest of Justinian §44.2.18.pr

Action for Production: Reacquired Possession and Res Judicata

Passage 7231 of 9271 · Latin

Summary

This section explains that in an action for production, if the defendant is once acquitted due to lack of possession but subsequently obtains possession, the exception of res judicata does not apply to a new action brought by the owner.

[ULPIANUS libro octogensimo ad edictum. ] §44.2.18.prSi quis ad exhibendum egerit, deinde absolutus fuerit aduersarius, quia non possidebat, et dominus iterum agat nancto eo possessionem: rei iudicatae exceptio locum non habebit, quia alia res est.
[ULPIANUS, on the edict, book eighty.] If anyone brings an action for production, and then the opponent is acquitted because he was not in possession, and the owner sues again after that opponent has obtained possession: the exception of res judicata will not apply, because it is a different matter.

Notes

  1. §44.2.18.prad exhibendum egerit — The combination of the preposition 'ad' and the gerund 'exhibendum' (accusative of exhibeo) expresses purpose, literally 'sued for the purpose of producing'. This is a standard legal expression referring to bringing an action for production (actio ad exhibendum) in Roman law.
  2. §44.2.18.prnancto eo possessionem — An ablative absolute construction formed by the participle 'nancto' and the pronoun 'eo'. Since 'nancto' is the perfect participle of the deponent verb nanciscor (to obtain), it has an active meaning and takes the accusative 'possessionem' as its direct object. 'eo' refers back to the 'aduersarius' (opponent) mentioned earlier.

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