[PAULUS libro quarto ad Sabinum. ] §50.17.15.prIs, qui actionem habet ad rem reciperandam, ipsam rem habere uidetur.
[PAULUS, in his fourth book on Sabinus.] He who has an action to recover a thing is deemed to have the thing itself.
Justinian I · The Digest of Justinian §50.17.15.pr
Deeming Possession for Those Having an Action to Recover
Summary
This text lays down the principle that a person who possesses a legal action to recover a thing is legally deemed to possess the thing itself.
Notes
- §50.17.15.prad rem reciperandam — The preposition `ad` combined with the accusative gerundive `reciperandam` (agreeing with `rem`) expresses purpose, functioning as an adjectival modifier meaning "for recovering the thing."
- §50.17.15.prhabere uidetur — The passive `uidetur` ("is seen" or "is deemed") forms a nominative with infinitive (NCI) construction with the subject `Is` and the infinitive `habere`, expressing a legal fiction or presumption ("is deemed to have").
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