[ULPIANUS libro quinto decimo ad edictum. ] §5.3.2.pr(siue suo nomine siue per se siue per alios effecti sumus,
[ULPIANUS in the fifteenth book on the Edict.] (whether we have been made [heirs] in our own name, or by ourselves, or through others,
Justinian I · The Digest of Justinian §5.3.2.pr
Acquisition of Heirship in Person or Through Others
Summary
Ulpian begins to discuss the ways in which we are made heirs, whether in our own name, by ourselves, or through others.
Notes
- §5.3.2.preffecti sumus — The first-person plural perfect passive of efficio (to make, render). In this context and given the subject of this title (petition for inheritance), the complement heredes (heirs) is understood, meaning 'we have been made heirs.'
- §5.3.2.prsiue suo nomine siue per se siue per alios — A threefold contrast of the paths to becoming an heir. 'suo nomine' (in one's own name) refers to being designated directly as an heir; 'per se' (by oneself) refers to acquiring the inheritance through one's own acts or declaration; 'per alios' (through others) refers to acquisition through persons under one's power, such as slaves or dependent family members.
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Justinian I, The Digest of Justinian §5.3.2.pr. Humanitext Reader, https://reader.humanitext.ai/en/text/urn:cts:latinLit:phi2806.phi002.humanitext-lat1:5.3.2.pr
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