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Justinian I · The Digest of Justinian §50.16.73.pr

Inclusion of Fruits in Proper Restoration Clauses

Passage 8887 of 9271 · Latin

Summary

Ulpian explains that the phrase 'that the thing be properly restored' in a stipulation includes its fruits, because the word 'properly' implies conformity with the judgment of an honorable man (vir bonus).

[ULPIANUS libro octogensimo ad edictum. ] §50.16.73.prHaec uerba in stipulatione posita 'eam rem recte restitui' fructus continent: 'recte' enim uerbum pro uiri boni arbitrio est.
[ULPIANUS, on the Edict, book 80.] These words placed in a stipulation, 'that the thing be properly restored', include the fruits: for the word 'properly' is in accordance with the judgment of an honorable man.

Notes

  1. §50.16.73.pream rem recte restitui — An accusative-with-infinitive clause (with 'eam rem' as subject accusative and 'restitui' as present passive infinitive) standing in apposition to 'haec uerba'. It literally translates to 'that the thing be properly restored'.
  2. §50.16.73.prpro uiri boni arbitrio — The preposition 'pro' (in accordance with, in proportion to) governs the ablative 'arbitrio'. 'uiri boni' (of an honorable man / of a good man) is a genitive modifying 'arbitrio'. This phrase refers to the standard of an objective, reasonable person (the 'vir bonus' standard) in Roman law.

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Justinian I, The Digest of Justinian §50.16.73.pr. Humanitext Reader, https://reader.humanitext.ai/en/text/urn:cts:latinLit:phi2806.phi002.humanitext-lat1:50.16.73.pr

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