[PAULUS libro uicensimo ad edictum. ] §5.3.26.prQuod si oues natae sunt, deinde ex his aliae, hae quoque quasi augmentum restitui debent.
But if sheep were born, and then others from them, these also ought to be restored as an increase.
Justinian I · The Digest of Justinian §5.3.26.pr
Duty to Restore Offspring and Descendants of Herds
Summary
It explains that offspring born from the herd of the inheritance, as well as the further offspring born from them, must be restored as an increase of the inheritance.
Notes
- 5.3.26.prex his aliae — The pronoun his in ex his refers to the sheep that were first born (oues natae sunt, the first generation). In addition, natae sunt is omitted after aliae, indicating the second generation (grand-offspring).
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Justinian I, The Digest of Justinian §5.3.26.pr. Humanitext Reader, https://reader.humanitext.ai/en/text/urn:cts:latinLit:phi2806.phi002.humanitext-lat1:5.3.26.pr
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