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Justinian I · The Digest of Justinian §45.1.57.pr

Death of Promisor before Condition and Transmission to Heir

Passage 7404 of 9271 · Latin

Summary

It explains that even if the promisor dies before the fulfillment of a condition, the conditional obligation is transmitted to and binds the heir.

[IDEM libro quinquagensimo tertio digestorum. ] §45.1.57.prSi quis 'si Titius consul factus erit, decem dari' spoponderit, quamuis pendente condicione promissor moriatur, relinquet heredem obligatum.
[THE SAME, in the fifty-third book of the Digests.] If anyone has promised 'that ten shall be given, if Titius is made consul', although the promisor dies while the condition is pending, he will leave his heir bound.

Notes

  1. §45.1.57.prdecem dari — The indeclinable numeral `decem` functions as the subject accusative of the passive infinitive `dari`, forming an accusative and infinitive construction ('that ten be given') which serves as the object of `spoponderit`.
  2. §45.1.57.prrelinquet heredem obligatum — The verb `relinquere` (to leave) is used with the object `heredem` and the predicative perfect participle `obligatum` (bound), meaning 'he will leave his heir bound', which expresses the transmission of the obligation to the heir.

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Justinian I, The Digest of Justinian §45.1.57.pr. Humanitext Reader, https://reader.humanitext.ai/en/text/urn:cts:latinLit:phi2806.phi002.humanitext-lat1:45.1.57.pr

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