[SCAEUOLA libro singulari quaestionum publice tractatarum. ] §44.3.14.prDe accessionibus possessionum nihil in perpetuum neque generaliter definire possumus: consistunt enim in sola aequitate.
[SCAEUOLA, from the single book of questions publicly discussed] We can define nothing permanently or generally regarding the additions of possessions; for they consist solely in equity.
§44.3.14.1Plane tribuuntur his, qui in locum aliorum succedunt siue ex contractu siue uoluntate: heredibus enim et his, qui successorum loco habentur, datur accessio testatoris.
Clearly they are granted to those who succeed to the position of others, whether by contract or by will; for the addition of the testator's possession is given to heirs and to those who are held in the place of successors.
§44.3.14.2Itaque si mihi uendideris seruum, utar accessione tua.
Therefore, if you sell a slave to me, I shall use your addition of possession.
§44.3.14.3Et si mihi pignori dederis et ego eandem rem alii pigneraui, meus creditor utetur accessione tui temporis tam aduersus extraneum quam aduersus te ipsum, quamdiu pecuniam mihi non exsolueris: nam qui me potior est, cum ego te superaturus sim, multo magis aduersus te optinere debet.
And if you give me a pledge, and I pledge the same thing to another, my creditor will use the addition of your time both against a stranger and against you yourself, so long as you do not pay the money to me; for he who is preferable to me ought all the more to prevail against you, since I am going to overcome you.
sed si pecuniam mihi solueris, hoc casu accessione tua non utetur.
But if you pay the money to me, in this case he will not use your addition of possession.
§44.3.14.4Item si absente te is, qui negotia tua uidebatur administrare, seruum mihi uendiderit tuque reuersus ratum habueris, omnimodo accessione utar.
Likewise, if in your absence a person who appeared to manage your business sells a slave to me, and you, upon your return, ratify the sale, I shall by all means use the addition of possession.
§44.3.14.5Item si mihi pignori dederis et conuenerit, nisi pecuniam soluisses, licere ex pacto pignus uendere idque uendiderim, emptori accessio tui temporis dari debebit, licet inuito te pignora distracta sint: iam enim illo in tempore, quo contrahebas, uideri concessisse uenditioni, si pecuniam non intulisses.
Likewise, if you give me a pledge, and it is agreed that, unless you pay the money, it is permitted by pact to sell the pledge, and I sell it, the addition of your time must be given to the buyer, even though the pledges are sold against your will; for already at that time when you contracted, you are deemed to have consented to the sale if you did not bring in the money.