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Justinian I · The Digest of Justinian §46.8.14.pr

Forfeiture of Ratification Stipulation by Partner's Claim

Passage 7845 of 9271 · Latin

Summary

This section explains that if one promises a joint party that the principal will ratify the matter or that no further claim will be made, the stipulation is forfeited if another partner in the same obligation makes a claim.

[IDEM libro tertio ad Plautium. ] §46.8.14.prSi quis uni ex reis promiserit rem ratam dominum habiturum aut amplius eam non peti, dicendum est stipulationem committi, si ab eo petatur, qui eiusdem obligationis socius est.
[THE SAME, On Plautius, Book III] If anyone has promised one of the joint parties that the principal will hold the matter ratified or that it will not be sued for any further, it must be said that the stipulation is forfeited if a claim is made by him who is a partner in the same obligation.

Notes

  1. §46.8.14.prrem ratam dominum habiturum — dominum is the subject accusative of the infinitive clause, and habiturum [esse] is the future active infinitive. rem ratam habere is an idiomatic legal expression meaning 'to hold a matter ratified'.
  2. §46.8.14.pramplius eam non peti — peti is the present passive infinitive of petere (to claim, to sue). eam refers to the preceding rem (matter, subject of dispute), meaning 'that it will not be sued for any further'.
  3. §46.8.14.prsi ab eo petatur — petatur is used passively, and ab eo (ablative of agent) indicates 'by him' (the partner). The phrase means 'if a claim is made by him'.

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