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Justinian I · The Digest of Justinian §47.23.8.pr

Bar on Actions Against Heirs and One-Year Limit

Passage 8113 of 9271 · Latin

Summary

Ulpian states the rule that all popular actions can neither be brought against the heirs of the defendant nor be extended beyond a limit of one year.

[ULPIANUS libro primo ad edictum. ] §47.23.8.prOmnes populares actiones neque in heredes dantur neque supra annum extenduntur.
[ULPIANUS in the first book on the Edict.] All popular actions are neither granted against heirs nor extended beyond a year.

Notes

  1. §47.23.8.prin heredes dantur — The combination of the preposition 'in' with the accusative 'heredes' indicates that actions are 'granted against the heirs' as defendants. Since popular actions have the character of penal actions, passive transmission to the heirs of the wrongdoer is denied.
  2. §47.23.8.prsupra annum extenduntur — Meaning 'extended beyond a year.' This refers to the fact that popular actions are generally subject to a one-year limitation period (annuae actiones) prescribed in the Edict, after which they cannot be brought.

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Justinian I, The Digest of Justinian §47.23.8.pr. Humanitext Reader, https://reader.humanitext.ai/en/text/urn:cts:latinLit:phi2806.phi002.humanitext-lat1:47.23.8.pr

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