[PAULUS libro nono ad Sabinum. ] §47.2.11.prTum is cuius interest furti habet actionem, si honesta causa interest.
[PAULUS, on Sabinus, Book IX.] Then, he who has an interest has an action for theft, if he has an interest for an honorable cause.
Justinian I · The Digest of Justinian §47.2.11.pr
Lawful Interest Required for the Action of Theft
Summary
Paulus argues that for a person to have an action for theft, their interest in the property must be based on a lawful or honorable cause.
Notes
- §47.2.11.prhonesta causa — Construed as an ablative of cause rather than a nominative. It is used with the impersonal verb interest to mean "if he has an interest for a lawful or honorable cause."
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