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Justinian I · The Digest of Justinian §47.2.71.pr

Theft of Hereditary Property, Bar to Usucapion, and Action

Passage 7933 of 9271 · Latin

Summary

Marcellus reports the opinion that in these specific cases, theft of inherited property is established, usucapion is prevented, and the heir can be granted a theft action.

[MARCELLUS libro octauo digestorum. ] §47.2.71.prHis enim casibus putabat hereditariarum rerum fieri furtum et usucapionem impediri idcircoque heredi quoque actionem furti competere posse.
[MARCELLUS in the eighth book of the Digests.] For in these cases, he thought that theft of inherited property takes place and usucapion is prevented, and that therefore a theft action can also belong to the heir.

Notes

  1. §47.2.71.prputabat — Meaning "he thought", where the subject refers to a specific person (a jurist in the preceding context). This verb governs three accusative-with-infinitive (ACI) clauses in parallel: fieri, impediri, and posse.
  2. §47.2.71.prhereditariarum rerum — Genitive plural. It is connected with furtum to mean "theft of things belonging to the inheritance" (objective genitive).

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Justinian I, The Digest of Justinian §47.2.71.pr. Humanitext Reader, https://reader.humanitext.ai/en/text/urn:cts:latinLit:phi2806.phi002.humanitext-lat1:47.2.71.pr

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