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Justinian I · The Digest of Justinian §7.4.31.pr

Extinction of Usufruct of a Flock through Reduction in Number

Passage 1289 of 9271 · Latin

Summary

This section explains that the usufruct of a flock is extinguished when the number of animals decreases to the point where the group can no longer legally be considered a flock.

[POMPONIUS libro quarto ad Quintum Mucium. ] §7.4.31.prCum gregis usus fructus legatus est et usque eo numerus peruenit gregis, ut grex non intellegatur, perit usus fructus.
[POMPONIUS in the fourth book on Quintus Mucius.] When the usufruct of a flock is bequeathed, and the number of the flock has reached such a point that it is no longer understood to be a flock, the usufruct is extinguished.

Notes

  1. §7.4.31.prusque eo ... ut grex non intellegatur — The adverbial phrase 'usque eo' (to such a point) is used correlatively with the 'ut' clause of result or degree (+ subjunctive 'intellegatur'). This construction indicates that the subject 'numerus' (number) has decreased to the point where it no longer satisfies the legal definition of a 'flock'.
  2. §7.4.31.prgrex non intellegatur — The passive form of the verb 'intellego' is used here as a legal technical term meaning 'to be understood as' or 'to be construed (or recognized) as'. Thus, it does not merely mean 'to be known', but rather 'not to be legally recognized as a flock (as a collective entity)'.

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Justinian I, The Digest of Justinian §7.4.31.pr. Humanitext Reader, https://reader.humanitext.ai/en/text/urn:cts:latinLit:phi2806.phi002.humanitext-lat1:7.4.31.pr

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