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Justinian I · The Digest of Justinian §46.3.10.pr

Limits on Authority of Designated Payment Recipients

Passage 7665 of 9271 · Latin

Summary

Paulus explains that in a stipulation made "to me or to Titius," the designated third party (Titius) only has the capacity to receive payment, and cannot demand performance, novate the debt, or grant a release.

[PAULUS libro quarto ad Sabinum. ] §46.3.10.prQuod stipulatus ita sum 'mihi aut Titio', Titius nec petere nec nouare nec acceptum facere potest, tantumque ei solui potest.
[PAULUS libro quarto ad Sabinum.] Regarding my having stipulated in this way, "to me or to Titius," Titius can neither demand, nor novate, nor release by acceptilatio, and payment can only be made to him.

Notes

  1. §46.3.10.prQuod — The quod at the beginning of the sentence introduces a clause (quod stipulatus ita sum...) as the theme of the statement, functioning as a relative pronoun meaning 'as for the fact that...' or 'regarding the point that...'.
  2. §46.3.10.pracceptum facere — Literally 'to make as received,' this is a technical legal term in Roman law referring to the formal verbal release of a debt (acceptilatio). It denotes a formal legal act of release rather than a mere factual receipt of payment.

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Justinian I, The Digest of Justinian §46.3.10.pr. Humanitext Reader, https://reader.humanitext.ai/en/text/urn:cts:latinLit:phi2806.phi002.humanitext-lat1:46.3.10.pr

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