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Justinian I · The Digest of Justinian §50.17.63.pr

Exclusion of Default for Those Litigating in Good Faith

Passage 9123 of 9271 · Latin

Summary

The legal principle that a person who resorts to judicial proceedings without malicious intent is not deemed to be in default (moram facere).

[IDEM libro septimo decimo digestorum. ] §50.17.63.prQui sine dolo malo ad iudicium prouocat, non uidetur moram facere.
[THE SAME, in the seventeenth book of the Digests.] He who appeals to judgment without malicious intent is not deemed to cause delay.

Notes

  1. §50.17.63.prnon uidetur moram facere — The passive verb uideri ('to seem' or 'to be deemed') is constructed with the infinitive clause moram facere ('to cause delay') as its subjective complement, meaning 'is not deemed to cause delay.'
  2. §50.17.63.prsine dolo malo — Refers to the key Roman law concept of 'without malicious intent' (sine dolo malo). Here, dolus malus implies a deceptive or unlawful intention to disadvantage the counterparty or artificially delay the fulfillment of an obligation.
  3. §50.17.63.prad iudicium prouocat — The verb prouocare generally means 'to appeal' (to a higher authority or court) or 'to summon to judgment.' In this context, it refers to the act of invoking judicial procedures to assert or defend one's legal rights.

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Justinian I, The Digest of Justinian §50.17.63.pr. Humanitext Reader, https://reader.humanitext.ai/en/text/urn:cts:latinLit:phi2806.phi002.humanitext-lat1:50.17.63.pr

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