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Justinian I · The Digest of Justinian §45.1.88.pr

Debtor's Default and the Liability of the Surety

Passage 7435 of 9271 · Latin

Summary

This section discusses the effects of the debtor's default on the surety, the relief of the surety after the death of the offered slave, and the liabilities when the surety kills the slave.

[IDEM libro sexto ad Plautium. ] §45.1.88.prMora rei fideiussori quoque nocet.
[THE SAME, On Plautius, Book 6] The default of the principal debtor also prejudices the surety.
sed si fideiussor seruum obtulit et reus moram fecit, mortuo Sticho fideiussori succurrendum est.
But if the surety offered the slave and the principal debtor committed default, and Stichus dies, the surety must be relieved.
sed si fideiussor hominem occiderit, reus liberatur, fideiussor autem ex stipulatione conueniri potest.
But if the surety kills the slave, the principal debtor is released, but the surety can be sued under the stipulation.

Notes

  1. §45.1.88.prrei — Genitive singular of the noun reus (principal debtor). It indicates the subject of the default (mora), expressing the rule that the debtor's default also prejudices the surety.
  2. §45.1.88.prmortuo Sticho — Ablative absolute construction. Meaning 'Stichus (the specific name of the seruum mentioned before) having died', referring to the situation where the object of the obligation perished by vis maior during the debtor's default.
  3. §45.1.88.prfideiussori succurrendum est — Impersonal passive construction with the gerundive succurrendum and est. The dative fideiussori denotes the person for whose benefit the relief is to be granted ('relief must be given to the surety').

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Justinian I, The Digest of Justinian §45.1.88.pr. Humanitext Reader, https://reader.humanitext.ai/en/text/urn:cts:latinLit:phi2806.phi002.humanitext-lat1:45.1.88.pr

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