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Justinian I · The Digest of Justinian §48.1.4.pr

Preliminary Prejudicial Effect of Civil Actions

Passage 8117 of 9271 · Latin

Summary

Paulus points out that in certain civil actions and interdicts concerning private property, a preliminary judgment may arise that affects a public trial.

[PAULUS libro trigensimo septimo ad edictum. ] §48.1.4.prInterdum euenit, ut praeiudicium iudicio publico fiat, sicut in actione legis Aquiliae et furti et ui bonorum raptorum et interdicto unde ui et de tabulis testamenti exhibendis: nam in his de re familiari agitur.
[PAULUS in the thirty-seventh book on the edict.] Sometimes it happens that a preliminary judgment is formed to the prejudice of a public trial, as in the action under the Lex Aquilia, and for theft, and for property taken by force, and in the interdict "unde ui," and that for the production of a will: for in these cases, private property is at stake.

Notes

  1. §48.1.4.prpraeiudicium iudicio publico fiat — The dative `iudicio publico` indicates the object affected by the noun `praeiudicium` (prejudice, preliminary judgment). It means that a preliminary judgment or prejudicial effect arises with respect to a public (criminal) trial.
  2. §48.1.4.practione legis Aquiliae et furti et ui bonorum raptorum et interdicto unde ui et de tabulis testamenti exhibendis — Under the preposition `in`, the ablatives `actione` and `interdicto` are coordinated. The genitives `legis Aquiliae`, `furti`, and `ui bonorum raptorum` depend on `actione`, while the prepositional/adverbial phrases `unde ui` and `de tabulis testamenti exhibendis` depend on `interdicto`.
  3. §48.1.4.prde re familiari agitur — `agitur` is the impersonal passive of the verb `ago`, meaning "it is a question of" or "it is being disputed". The subject is not expressed, and the object of dispute is indicated by `de` + ablative (`re familiari`).

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