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Justinian I · The Digest of Justinian §44.2.8.pr

Actions for Partition and the Plea of Res Judicata

Passage 7221 of 9271 · Latin

Summary

Shows that the exception of res judicata also applies if a person, after claiming a part of a land, subsequently brings an action for partition of an inheritance or partition of common property.

[IULIANUS libro quinquagensimo primo digestorum. ] §44.2.8.prItem parte fundi petita si familiae herciscundae uel communi diuidundo agit, aeque exceptione submouebitur.
[JULIANUS, digest, book fifty-one] Likewise, after a part of a land has been claimed, if one sues for partition of an inheritance or for partition of common property, they will equally be removed by the exception.

Notes

  1. §44.2.8.prparte fundi petita — Ablative absolute, expressing time ("after a part of the land has been claimed") or condition. It refers to the scenario where, after claiming a specific part of the land, one initiates a partition suit which involves the whole or other parts.
  2. §44.2.8.prfamiliae herciscundae uel communi diuidundo agit — An idiomatic expression where the verb agit (brings an action) is used with the names of partition suits: the genitive familiae herciscundae (for partition of an inheritance) and the ablative/dative communi diuidundo (for partition of common property).

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Justinian I, The Digest of Justinian §44.2.8.pr. Humanitext Reader, https://reader.humanitext.ai/en/text/urn:cts:latinLit:phi2806.phi002.humanitext-lat1:44.2.8.pr

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