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Justinian I · The Digest of Justinian §7.2.6.pr-7.2.6.2

Consolidation of Usufruct and Accrual Under Conditions

Passage 1251 of 9271 · Latin

Summary

Ulpian discusses the consolidation of usufruct with ownership among multiple usufructuaries, the applicability of the right of accrual in partial bequests, and the temporary ownership and ultimate sharing of usufruct when unconditional and conditional bequests coexist.

[ULPIANUS libro septimo decimo ad Sabinum. ] §7.2.6.prIdem et si apud unum ex tribus fructuariis consolidatus sit usus fructus.
[ULPIANUS from the seventeenth book on Sabinus.] The same is true even if the usufruct is consolidated in the hands of one of three usufructuaries.
§7.2.6.1Sed si cui proprietas deducto usu fructu legata sit et mihi pars usus fructus, uiuendum erit, an inter me et heredem ius adcrescendi uersetur: et uerum est, ut, quisquis amiserit, ad proprietatem reuertetur.
But if ownership is bequeathed to someone, reserving the usufruct, and a part of the usufruct is bequeathed to me, it must be considered whether the right of accrual applies between me and the heir; and it is correct that, whichever of us loses it, it reverts to the ownership.
§7.2.6.2Si mihi usus fructus fundi pure, tibi sub condicione legatus sit, potest dici totius fundi usum fructum ad me pertinere interim et si capite minutus fuero, totum amittere: sed si extiterit condicio, totum usum fructum ad te pertinere, si forte capite deminutus sum, ceterum cum in meo statu maneo, communicandum usum fructum.
If the usufruct of a land is bequeathed to me unconditionally, and to you under a condition, it can be said that in the meantime the usufruct of the whole land belongs to me, and if I suffer loss of status, I lose the whole; but if the condition is fulfilled, the whole usufruct belongs to you, if by chance I have suffered loss of status; otherwise, when I remain in my status, the usufruct is to be shared.

Notes

  1. §7.2.6.1uiuendum erit — The phrase "uiuendum erit" in the provided text is considered a scribal error (confusion of "d" and "u") and should be read and interpreted as "uidendum erit" (it must be considered), which introduces the indirect question.
  2. §7.2.6.1quisquis amiserit — This is a future perfect form, referring to a situation where either "I" or the "heir" loses the usufruct (or their share of it). In this case, the lost share does not accrue to the other party but reverts to (consolidates with) the ownership.
  3. §7.2.6.2communicandum — It forms an accusative with infinitive construction (with "esse" omitted) taking the accusative noun "usum fructum" as its subject, governed by the main verb phrase "potest dici" (it can be said).

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Justinian I, The Digest of Justinian §7.2.6.pr-7.2.6.2. Humanitext Reader, https://reader.humanitext.ai/en/text/urn:cts:latinLit:phi2806.phi002.humanitext-lat1:7.2.6.pr-7.2.6.2

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