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Justinian I · The Digest of Justinian §45.1.24.pr

Ward's Default in Specific Thing and Tutor's Interposition

Passage 7370 of 9271 · Latin

Summary

Paulus argues that if a ward owes a specific thing under a stipulation, they will not be held liable for default after the thing's death unless the demand for performance was made with the guardian's authorization or to the guardian alone.

[PAULUS libro nono ad Sabinum. ] §45.1.24.prSed si ex stipulatu Stichum debeat pupillus, non uidebitur per eum mora fieri, ut mortuo eo teneatur, nisi si tutore auctore aut solus tutor interpelletur.
[PAULUS, in the ninth book on Sabinus.] But if a ward owes Stichus under a stipulation, it will not be deemed that a default is made through him, so that he remains liable after the slave's death, unless he is demanded to perform with the authorization of his guardian, or the guardian alone is demanded.

Notes

  1. §45.1.24.prut mortuo eo teneatur — The ut-clause with the subjunctive expresses result, modifying the consequence of the default (mora fieri), namely that the debtor remains liable after the object's death. 'eo' refers to the deceased slave (Stichus), and the subject of 'teneatur' is the omitted debtor, the ward (pupillus).
  2. §45.1.24.prtutore auctore — An ablative absolute consisting of two nouns (tutor and auctor) in the ablative without a participle of the verb 'esse' (literally, 'with the guardian being the authorizer', i.e., 'with the authorization of the guardian'). This indicates that the involvement of the guardian is necessary for the demand made to the ward to constitute legal default.

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Justinian I, The Digest of Justinian §45.1.24.pr. Humanitext Reader, https://reader.humanitext.ai/en/text/urn:cts:latinLit:phi2806.phi002.humanitext-lat1:45.1.24.pr

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