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Justinian I · The Digest of Justinian §47.2.45.pr

Theft of Common Property by a Partner and the Theft Action

Passage 7906 of 9271 · Latin

Summary

Ulpian states that it is legally possible for a partner to commit theft of a common thing, and in such a case, an action for theft undoubtedly lies.

[ULPIANUS libro quadragensimo primo ad Sabinum. ] §47.2.45.prSi socius communis rei furtum fecerit (potest enim communis rei furtum facere), indubitate dicendum est furti actionem competere.
[ULPIANUS in his forty-first book on Sabinus.] If a partner should commit theft of a common thing (for it is possible to commit theft of a common thing), it must be said without doubt that an action for theft lies.

Notes

  1. §47.2.45.prcommunis rei — An objective genitive depending on the noun "furtum" (theft), meaning "theft of a common thing."
  2. §47.2.45.prdicendum est furti actionem competere — The impersonal gerundive expression "dicendum est" (it must be said) governs the accusative and infinitive construction "furti actionem competere" (that an action for theft lies). The verb "competere" is the standard legal term for an action being available or competent.

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Justinian I, The Digest of Justinian §47.2.45.pr. Humanitext Reader, https://reader.humanitext.ai/en/text/urn:cts:latinLit:phi2806.phi002.humanitext-lat1:47.2.45.pr

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