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Justinian I · The Digest of Justinian §45.2.14.pr

Joint Parties in Praetorian Stipulations

Passage 7503 of 9271 · Latin

Summary

Explains that joint parties (debtors or creditors) can also be created in the case of stipulations ordered by the praetor.

[PAULUS libro secundo manualium. ] §45.2.14.prEt stipulationum praetoriarum duo rei fieri possunt.
[PAULUS, in the second book of Manuals.] Even in the case of praetorian stipulations, two joint parties can be created.

Notes

  1. §45.2.14.prstipulationum praetoriarum — Genitive plural, limiting the scope in which joint parties can be created. It refers to oral contracts (stipulations) imposed by the authority of the praetor, showing that joint obligations can also arise in these non-voluntary, magistratally ordered scenarios.
  2. §45.2.14.prduo rei — Nominative plural. It is used here to refer generally to "two joint parties," encompassing both joint debtors (duo rei promittendi) and joint creditors (duo rei stipulandi).

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Justinian I, The Digest of Justinian §45.2.14.pr. Humanitext Reader, https://reader.humanitext.ai/en/text/urn:cts:latinLit:phi2806.phi002.humanitext-lat1:45.2.14.pr

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