[PAULUS libro septuagensimo quinto ad edictum. ] §7.9.2.prNam fructuarius custodiam praestare debet.
[PAULUS in the seventy-fifth book on the Edict.] For the usufructuary must provide safe-keeping.
Justinian I · The Digest of Justinian §7.9.2.pr
Usufructuary's Duty of Safe-Keeping
Summary
Paulus briefly states that the usufructuary is obliged to provide safe-keeping (custodia) for the bequeathed property.
Notes
- 7.9.2.prcustodiam praestare — Meaning 'to render custody' or 'to guarantee safe-keeping'. In Roman private law, 'custodia' represents a strict standard of liability for the preservation of a thing, rendering the debtor liable for any loss or damage except that caused by force majeure (vis maior), which is more stringent than liability for mere negligence (culpa).
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Justinian I, The Digest of Justinian §7.9.2.pr. Humanitext Reader, https://reader.humanitext.ai/en/text/urn:cts:latinLit:phi2806.phi002.humanitext-lat1:7.9.2.pr
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