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Justinian I · The Digest of Justinian §6.1.28.pr

Allowance for Expenses in Educating Another's Slave

Passage 1099 of 9271 · Latin

Summary

Gaius discusses the expenses incurred in educating another's slave (such as training them as a painter or copyist), noting that such expenses can only be taken into account by the judge under specific limits.

[GAIUS libro septimo ad edictum prouinciale. ] §6.1.28.prforte quod pictorem aut librarium docueris.
[GAIUS, in the seventh book on the Provincial Edict.] as for instance if you have taught him to be a painter or a copyist.
dicitur non aliter officio iudicis aestimationem haberi posse,
It is said that an assessment can be taken into account by the office of the judge in no other way [than...],

Notes

  1. §6.1.28.prforte quod — An introductory phrase further specifying the hypothesis at the end of the preceding fragment (D. 6.1.27.5: "erudisses"). Taking the subjunctive (docueris), it serves to introduce a concrete example ("as for instance if").
  2. §6.1.28.prnon aliter — A correlative expression indicating a strong limitation ("not otherwise than" or "only if"). Although the text of this fragment breaks off here, or the expected conditional clause (such as nisi) is omitted, it indicates that the judge's discretionary allowance for expenses is highly restricted.

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Justinian I, The Digest of Justinian §6.1.28.pr. Humanitext Reader, https://reader.humanitext.ai/en/text/urn:cts:latinLit:phi2806.phi002.humanitext-lat1:6.1.28.pr

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