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Justinian I · The Digest of Justinian §50.16.227.pr-50.16.227.1

Interpretation of Heir at the Time and Substitution

Passage 9041 of 9271 · Latin

Summary

Explains the interpretation of the phrase "whoever should be the heir at that time" in the Edict, and clarifies the scope of the phrase used in substitution.

[IDEM libro secundo manualium. ] §50.16.227.prEx illa parte edicti 'tum quem ei heredem esse oportet' heredis heredibus bonorum possessio non defertur.
[THE SAME, in the second book of Manuals.] From that part of the Edict, "at that time, whom it behoves to be his heir," possession of property is not granted to the heirs of an heir.
§50.16.227.1Item in substitutione his uerbis 'quisquis mihi heres erit' proximus heres tantum significatur: immo non tantum proximus heres, sed etiam scriptus.
Likewise, in a substitution, by these words "whoever shall be my heir," only the next heir is signified; nay, not only the next heir, but also the appointed heir.

Notes

  1. §50.16.227.prtum quem ei heredem esse oportet — The impersonal verb oportet governs the accusative-and-infinitive (A.c.I) construction quem ... heredem esse, where quem is the subject accusative and heredem is the predicate accusative. ei is a dative of reference depending on heredem.
  2. §50.16.227.1proximus heres — In the context of substitution (substitutio), proximus heres refers to the substitute heir who stands closest in line after the primary heir. It is contrasted with the scriptus [heres] (the written/appointed heir), demonstrating that the phrase in question covers both.

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Justinian I, The Digest of Justinian §50.16.227.pr-50.16.227.1. Humanitext Reader, https://reader.humanitext.ai/en/text/urn:cts:latinLit:phi2806.phi002.humanitext-lat1:50.16.227.pr-50.16.227.1

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