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Justinian I · The Digest of Justinian §44.4.8.pr-44.4.8.1

Defense of Fraud for Demanding What Must Be Restored and Release Legacies

Passage 7271 of 9271 · Latin

Summary

Explains the fundamental rule that anyone who demands what they must restore acts with malice, and states that a debtor can use the exception of malice or sue under the will if there is a legacy of non-petition.

[PAULUS libro sexto ad Plautium. ] §44.4.8.prDolo facit, qui petit quod redditurus est. §44.4.8.1Sic, si heres damnatus sit non petere a debitore, potest uti exceptione doli mali debitor et agere ex testamento.
[PAULUS in the sixth book on Plautius.]\n\nHe acts with malice who demands what he will have to restore.\n\nThus, if the heir has been ordered not to demand from the debtor, the debtor can use the exception of dolus malus and bring an action under the will.

Notes

  1. §44.4.8.prredditurus est — A combination of the future active participle of the verb reddere and the copula (est) (active periphrastic conjugation), here expressing destined future, necessity, or obligation ('is about to return' or 'will have to restore').
  2. §44.4.8.1damnatus sit — Perfect passive subjunctive of the verb damnare (to condemn, here to order or obligate). It indicates that an obligation was imposed on the heir by an imperative formula (damnatio, e.g., 'damnas esto') in the testament.

Cite this passage

Justinian I, The Digest of Justinian §44.4.8.pr-44.4.8.1. Humanitext Reader, https://reader.humanitext.ai/en/text/urn:cts:latinLit:phi2806.phi002.humanitext-lat1:44.4.8.pr-44.4.8.1

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