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Justinian I · The Digest of Justinian §45.1.40.pr

Stipulation between Son and Slave under the Same Power

Passage 7387 of 9271 · Latin

Summary

Pomponius explains that if a son under paternal power stipulates from a slave under the same power, the acquisition is made for the father.

[POMPONIUS libro uicensimo septimo ad Sabinum. ] §45.1.40.prSi filius meus seruo meo stipuletur, adquiritur mihi.
[POMPONIUS, in the twenty-seventh book on Sabinus.]\n\nIf my son should stipulate from my slave, it is acquired for me.

Notes

  1. §45.1.40.prseruo meo stipuletur — The verb stipulari is used with the dative (seruo meo) to mean "to stipulate from someone" or "to make someone promise." Here it refers to a situation where a son under power stipulates from a slave under the same power.
  2. §45.1.40.pradquiritur — The subject is not explicitly stated, but refers to the obligation or benefit resulting from the stipulation (id quod stipulatur), which is acquired for the father (mihi, in the dative).

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Justinian I, The Digest of Justinian §45.1.40.pr. Humanitext Reader, https://reader.humanitext.ai/en/text/urn:cts:latinLit:phi2806.phi002.humanitext-lat1:45.1.40.pr

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