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Justinian I · The Digest of Justinian §50.17.107.pr

Absence of Legal Actions Involving Slaves

Passage 9167 of 9271 · Latin

Summary

A citation from Gaius' commentary on the provincial edict, concisely stating the Roman law principle that no legal action lies with a slave.

[GAIUS libro primo ad edictum prouinciale. ] §50.17.107.prCum seruo nulla actio est.
[GAIUS in the first book on the provincial edict.] There is no action with a slave.

Notes

  1. §50.17.107.prCum seruo — The preposition cum with the ablative seruo indicates the opposing party in a lawsuit. Since a slave is not recognized as a legal subject (persona) under Roman law, it means that no legal action can be brought by or against a slave.

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Justinian I, The Digest of Justinian §50.17.107.pr. Humanitext Reader, https://reader.humanitext.ai/en/text/urn:cts:latinLit:phi2806.phi002.humanitext-lat1:50.17.107.pr

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