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Justinian I · The Digest of Justinian §45.3.23.pr

Application of Rules to Stipulations by Slaves Subject to Use

Passage 7531 of 9271 · Latin

Summary

It states that the same principles regarding stipulations by a usufructuary slave apply to a slave in whom a mere use has been bequeathed.

[PAULUS libro nono ad Plautium. ] §45.3.23.prEadem de eo dicenda sunt, cui usus legatus est.
[PAULUS, from the ninth book on Plautius.] The same things must be said concerning him to whom a use has been bequeathed.

Notes

  1. §45.3.23.preadem — Nominative neuter plural, referring to the same rules regarding the effects of a slave's stipulations discussed in the preceding section (§45.3.22.pr).
  2. §45.3.23.prcui usus legatus est — A relative clause modifying the antecedent eo. cui is a dative relative pronoun. It explains that the same legal principle applies not only to the holder of a usufruct (ususfructus) but also to the holder of a mere use (usus) who received it by bequest.

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Justinian I, The Digest of Justinian §45.3.23.pr. Humanitext Reader, https://reader.humanitext.ai/en/text/urn:cts:latinLit:phi2806.phi002.humanitext-lat1:45.3.23.pr

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