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Justinian I · The Digest of Justinian §49.10.2.pr

Guardian's Death During Appeal and Successor's Duty

Passage 8517 of 9271 · Latin

Summary

It is ruled that if a tutor or curator retained in office appeals and dies before the trial, his successors must present the grounds for the appeal due to the risk of the intervening period.

[HERMOGENIANUS libro quinto iuris epitomarum. ] §49.10.2.prTutor uel curator retentus si prouocauerit et ante causam actam moriatur, propter periculum medii temporis successores eius causas appellationis necesse habent reddere.
[HERMOGENIANUS, Epitome of Law, Book V] If a tutor or curator who has been retained should appeal and die before the case is tried, his successors are obliged to present the grounds of the appeal, because of the risk of the intervening period.

Notes

  1. §49.10.2.prretentus — A perfect participle modifying the subject tutor uel curator, referring to a person who has been 'retained' or kept in office because an excuse (excusatio) was not accepted.
  2. §49.10.2.prante causam actam — The preposition ante governing the noun causam with the perfect passive participle actam, in an 'ab urbe condita' construction, meaning 'before the case is tried' or 'before the suit is conducted'.
  3. §49.10.2.prnecesse habent — The phrase necesse habere with the infinitive (here reddere) means 'to be obliged to' or 'have to'. The subject is successores eius.

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Justinian I, The Digest of Justinian §49.10.2.pr. Humanitext Reader, https://reader.humanitext.ai/en/text/urn:cts:latinLit:phi2806.phi002.humanitext-lat1:49.10.2.pr

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