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Justinian I · The Digest of Justinian §7.2.11.pr

Accrual of Usufruct Bequeathed Separately by Heirs

Passage 1256 of 9271 · Latin

Summary

Explains that when the usufruct of the same thing is bequeathed by individual heirs to individual legatees, the usufructuaries are deemed separated, and thus no right of accrual arises between them.

[PAPINIANUS libro secundo definitionum. ] §7.2.11.prCum singulis ab heredibus singulis eiusdem rei fructus legatur, fructuarii separati uidentur non minus, quam si aequis portionibus duobus eiusdem rei fructus legatus fuisset: unde fit, ut inter eos ius adcrescendi non sit,
[PAPINIANUS from the second book of Definitions.] When the usufruct of the same thing is bequeathed to individual legatees by individual heirs, the usufructuaries are deemed to be separated no less than if the usufruct of the same thing had been bequeathed to two persons in equal shares; hence it follows that there is no right of accrual between them.

Notes

  1. 7.2.11.prsingulis ab heredibus singulis — The first singulis is a dative plural masculine, where the noun representing the recipients of the bequest (such as legatariis, legatees) is understood. Paired with ab heredibus singulis ("by individual heirs"), it expresses a separate one-to-one relationship: "to individual [legatees] by individual heirs."
  2. 7.2.11.prseparati — A perfect participle functioning predicatively with fructuarii ("the usufructuaries"). It indicates that they are deemed to have been granted the usufruct separately (separatim) rather than jointly (conjunctim), which serves as the ground for excluding the right of accrual (ius adcrescendi) between them.

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Justinian I, The Digest of Justinian §7.2.11.pr. Humanitext Reader, https://reader.humanitext.ai/en/text/urn:cts:latinLit:phi2806.phi002.humanitext-lat1:7.2.11.pr

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