[ULPIANUS libro sexto decimo ad edictum. ] §6.1.75.prpraetor causa cognita in rem actionem pollicetur.
[ULPIAN in the sixteenth book on the Edict.] the praetor, after due investigation of the case, promises an action in rem.
Justinian I · The Digest of Justinian §6.1.75.pr
Grant of Action in Rem to a Superficiary After Inquiry
Summary
Ulpian states that the praetor, after investigating the circumstances of the case, promises to grant an action in rem to the holder of a superstructure.
Notes
- §6.1.75.prcausa cognita — Ablative absolute. It indicates the condition that the praetor grants the action only after investigating the specific circumstances (causa) of the case.
- §6.1.75.prin rem actionem — An "action in rem". It refers to an action to assert a right over a thing itself, contrasted with an action in personam (against a specific person) for a performance.
- §6.1.75.prpollicetur — Third-person singular present indicative of the deponent verb polliceri (to promise). It refers to the praetor "promising" in his edict to grant the action.
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Justinian I, The Digest of Justinian §6.1.75.pr. Humanitext Reader, https://reader.humanitext.ai/en/text/urn:cts:latinLit:phi2806.phi002.humanitext-lat1:6.1.75.pr
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