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Justinian I · The Digest of Justinian §47.10.36.pr

Paternal Procurator and Security for Son's Injury

Passage 8038 of 9271 · Latin

Summary

Julianus explains that when bringing an action for injuries against a father on account of his son, if the father appoints a procurator but fails to provide security for the payment of the judgment, the son is not considered defended, and thus a direct action against the son must be granted.

[IULIANUS libro quadragesimo quinto digestorum. ] §47.10.36.prSi filii nomine cum patre iniuriarum agere uelim et is procuratorem det, non intellegitur filius defendi, nisi iudicatum solui satisdetur: et ideo actio aduersus filium, tamquam a patre non defendatur, danda erit.
[JULIANUS in the forty-fifth book of the Digests.] If I should wish to bring an action for injuries against a father on account of his son, and he appoints a procurator, the son is not understood to be defended unless security is given for the payment of the judgment; and therefore, an action against the son, just as if he were not defended by his father, must be granted.

Notes

  1. §47.10.36.prfilii nomine — Meaning "in the name of the son" or "on account of the son." In this context, it refers to bringing an action against the father (paterfamilias) regarding a delict (injury) committed by his subordinate son.
  2. §47.10.36.prcum patre ... agere — The preposition `cum` with the ablative `patre` indicates the opposing party of the verb `agere` (to bring an action, to sue), meaning "to bring an action against the father."
  3. §47.10.36.priudicatum solui satisdetur — A standard Roman legal formula meaning "security is given for the payment of the judgment" (*satisdatio iudicatum solui*). This refers to the security required when a defendant appoints a procurator, to ensure that the judgment will be satisfied if the defendant loses.

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Justinian I, The Digest of Justinian §47.10.36.pr. Humanitext Reader, https://reader.humanitext.ai/en/text/urn:cts:latinLit:phi2806.phi002.humanitext-lat1:47.10.36.pr

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