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Justinian I · The Digest of Justinian §50.17.92.pr

Clerical Errors in Stipulations and Debtor Liability

Passage 9152 of 9271 · Latin

Summary

Explains that a copyist's error in transcribing the words of a stipulation does not prevent both the principal debtor and the surety from being held liable.

[SCAEUOLA libro quinto responsorum. ] §50.17.92.prSi librarius in transscribendis stipulationis uerbis errasset, nihil nocere, quo minus et reus et fideiussor teneretur.
[SCAEVOLA, from his fifth book of Opinions.]\n\nIf a copyist should make a mistake in transcribing the words of a stipulation, this does not at all prevent both the principal debtor and the surety from being bound.

Notes

  1. §50.17.92.prnihil nocere — This infinitive is used in indirect discourse (oratio obliqua), implying an omitted main verb of declaring or answering (e.g., Scaevola respondit).
  2. §50.17.92.prquo minus — Introduced by a negative expression of prevention (nihil nocere), taking the subjunctive (teneretur) to mean "prevent from" or "so that... not."
  3. §50.17.92.prreus — In the context of a stipulation (stipulatio), this term refers to the "principal debtor" (reus promittendi) as opposed to the surety (fideiussor), rather than a "defendant" in a lawsuit.

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Justinian I, The Digest of Justinian §50.17.92.pr. Humanitext Reader, https://reader.humanitext.ai/en/text/urn:cts:latinLit:phi2806.phi002.humanitext-lat1:50.17.92.pr

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