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Justinian I · The Digest of Justinian §6.1.44.pr

Status of Ungathered Fruits as Part of the Land

Passage 1115 of 9271 · Latin

Summary

Explains that ungathered fruits are considered to be part of the land as long as they remain attached to it.

[GAIUS libro uicensimo nono ad edictum prouinciale. ] §6.1.44.prFructus pendentes pars fundi uidentur.
[GAIUS in the twenty-ninth book on the Provincial Edict.] Hanging fruits are considered to be part of the land.

Notes

  1. §6.1.44.prFructus pendentes — The present participle pendentes (hanging) refers to fruits or crops that have not yet been separated or harvested from the tree or land.
  2. §6.1.44.pruidentur — The passive form of the verb uideo; here it does not merely mean "appear" but denotes a legal characterization, "are deemed to be" or "are considered to be."

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Justinian I, The Digest of Justinian §6.1.44.pr. Humanitext Reader, https://reader.humanitext.ai/en/text/urn:cts:latinLit:phi2806.phi002.humanitext-lat1:6.1.44.pr

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