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Justinian I · The Digest of Justinian §45.1.79.pr

Stipulations to an Agent in the Presence of the Principal

Passage 7426 of 9271 · Latin

Summary

This section states that if a guarantee is given to an agent in the presence of the principal, no one doubts that an analogous action based on the stipulation belongs to the principal.

[ULPIANUS libro septuagensimo ad edictum. ] §45.1.79.prSi procuratori praesentis fuerit cautum, ex stipulatu actionem utilem domino competere nemo ambigit.
[ULPIAN, On the Edict, Book 70] If a guarantee has been given to the agent of a principal who is present, no one doubts that an analogous action based on the stipulation belongs to the principal.

Notes

  1. §45.1.79.prpraesentis — Genitive singular, modifying the implied noun domini (the principal). It refers to a situation where the principal is present at the time when the agent (procurator) receives the guarantee.
  2. §45.1.79.practionem utilem — Refers to an "analogous action" (actio utilis), which the praetor granted by extending civil law actions to analogous cases. It is granted here to allow the principal (dominus) to benefit from a contract concluded by their agent.

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Justinian I, The Digest of Justinian §45.1.79.pr. Humanitext Reader, https://reader.humanitext.ai/en/text/urn:cts:latinLit:phi2806.phi002.humanitext-lat1:45.1.79.pr

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