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Justinian I · The Digest of Justinian §9.2.10.pr

Harmful Sport and Liability for Fault

Passage 1526 of 9271 · Latin

Summary

Paulus explains that even playful conduct (sport) is imputed to fault (culpa) and entails liability if it causes harm to others.

[PAULUS libro uicensimo secundo ad edictum. ] §9.2.10.prNam lusus quoque noxius in culpa est.
[PAULUS, from the twenty-second book on the Edict.] For harmful sport also is in fault.

Notes

  1. 9.2.10.prin culpa est — Literally "is in fault," meaning "is imputed to negligence" or "falls under the category of fault (culpa)." Here, *culpa* refers to the subjective requirement of liability under the Lex Aquilia, indicating that even playful conduct (*lusus*) is not excused from negligence if it carries the risk of causing harm to others.

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Justinian I, The Digest of Justinian §9.2.10.pr. Humanitext Reader, https://reader.humanitext.ai/en/text/urn:cts:latinLit:phi2806.phi002.humanitext-lat1:9.2.10.pr

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