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Justinian I · The Digest of Justinian §7.1.43.pr

Bequest of Usufruct of a Part and Implied Half Share

Passage 1214 of 9271 · Latin

Summary

This section explains that the usufruct of a part of one's property can be bequeathed, and that if no specific share is mentioned, it is understood to mean a half share of the property.

[ULPIANUS libro septimo regularum. ] §7.1.43.prEtiam partis bonorum usus fructus legari potest.
[ULPIANUS, in the seventh book of his Rules.] The usufruct of a part of property can also be bequeathed.
si tamen non sit specialiter facta partis mentio, dimidia pars bonorum continetur.
If, however, no special mention of the part is made, a half part of the property is understood to be included.

Notes

  1. 7.1.43.prpartis bonorum — partis is the genitive singular of pars, limiting bonorum (genitive plural of bona, "property"). The entire phrase functions as a genitive qualifying usus fructus.
  2. 7.1.43.prsi tamen non sit specialiter facta partis mentio — sit facta is the perfect passive subjunctive third-person singular of facio, expressing a general assumption within the condition introduced by si. partis is a genitive depending on mentio ("mention of a part").
  3. 7.1.43.prdimidia pars bonorum continetur — continetur is the present passive indicative third-person singular of contineo ("to contain" or "to include"), meaning "half of the property is understood to be included."

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Justinian I, The Digest of Justinian §7.1.43.pr. Humanitext Reader, https://reader.humanitext.ai/en/text/urn:cts:latinLit:phi2806.phi002.humanitext-lat1:7.1.43.pr

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