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Justinian I · The Digest of Justinian §47.9.11.pr

Pardon for Accidental Fire and Liability for Gross Neglect

Passage 7998 of 9271 · Latin

Summary

Regarding the occurrence of a fire, if it happened by accident, it should be pardoned, unless there was gross negligence akin to recklessness or intent.

[MARCIANUS libro quarto decimo institutionum. ] §47.9.11.prSi fortuito incendium factum sit, uenia indiget, nisi tam lata culpa fuit, ut luxuria aut dolo sit proxima.
[MARCIANUS, Institutes, book fourteen.] If a fire occurred by accident, it deserves pardon, unless the negligence was so gross that it was very close to recklessness or intent.

Notes

  1. §47.9.11.pruenia indiget — The verb `indigeo` (to need, deserve) governs either the genitive or the ablative case. Here, `uenia` is in the ablative singular, serving as its complement.
  2. §47.9.11.prnisi tam lata culpa fuit, ut luxuria aut dolo sit proxima — Within the clause introduced by `nisi` (unless) indicating an exception, there is a result clause `ut ... sit proxima` correlating with the adverb of degree `tam` (so... that). It describes a situation where `lata culpa` (gross negligence) reaches a level equivalent to `luxuria` (recklessness) or `dolus` (intent).

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Justinian I, The Digest of Justinian §47.9.11.pr. Humanitext Reader, https://reader.humanitext.ai/en/text/urn:cts:latinLit:phi2806.phi002.humanitext-lat1:47.9.11.pr

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