A Manual of Civil Law: Containing a Translation of and Commentary on the Fragments of the XII. Tables and the Institutes of Justinian : the Text of the Institutes of Gaius and Justinian Arranged in Parallel Columns and the Text of the Fragments of Ulpian and of Selections from Paul's Receptæ Sententiæ |
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... were authorized . - The king , it may be observed , was assisted by his senate or council of the chief citizens .-— Now these members of the curia were the original Patricians , the per- fect citizens , cives optimo jure . But beside ...
... were authorized . - The king , it may be observed , was assisted by his senate or council of the chief citizens .-— Now these members of the curia were the original Patricians , the per- fect citizens , cives optimo jure . But beside ...
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... were in manu , in his hand , and part of his property . But further , as none but a Roman citizen could have any property at all , so there were certain things , viz . , land , being part of the ager Romanus ( Roman territory ) , filii ...
... were in manu , in his hand , and part of his property . But further , as none but a Roman citizen could have any property at all , so there were certain things , viz . , land , being part of the ager Romanus ( Roman territory ) , filii ...
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... were certain municipia and colonies which had no privileges , either political or civil : they were in fact peregrini ; but there were others , the inhabitants of which , like the Latini , enjoyed the jus com- mercii , and in some cases ...
... were certain municipia and colonies which had no privileges , either political or civil : they were in fact peregrini ; but there were others , the inhabitants of which , like the Latini , enjoyed the jus com- mercii , and in some cases ...
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... were published ( in tabulis , in albo ) by successive Prætors ; but the authority of each expired with its author . Experi- ence , however , often proved the utility of some regulations suggested by a Prætor ; these were re - enacted by ...
... were published ( in tabulis , in albo ) by successive Prætors ; but the authority of each expired with its author . Experi- ence , however , often proved the utility of some regulations suggested by a Prætor ; these were re - enacted by ...
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... were taken in the fact , if they were freemen , they were to be scourged and delivered over as bondsmen to the person robbed , if the theft was committed by day and the thieves had not defended themselves with arms . Slaves taken in the ...
... were taken in the fact , if they were freemen , they were to be scourged and delivered over as bondsmen to the person robbed , if the theft was committed by day and the thieves had not defended themselves with arms . Slaves taken in the ...
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according acquired action adopted against agnati agreement allowed appointed became because benefit bequeathed bound brought called case cases children citizen Civil Law claim condemnatio condictio condition conductor continued contract creditor damage death debt debtor deceased defendant delivery demandant effect entitled exceptio fact family father filius-familias first fixed formula Gaius give given goods grandson granted hæredes hæreditas hæres have held Hence heres intention interdict iure judex Justinian land legacies legacy legatee liable made magistrate make master merely might money name obligation old law only order other owner Papia parties party pater-familias peculium penalty period person personal plaintiff possession possessor power Prætor prætorian property proprietor purchaser question raised real reason required right sale same servitude share sine slave stipulatio subject such sui juris testament testator theft there they thing third those time TITLE transfer trust tutor Twelve Tables unless used usucapio usufruct value void were whole words would
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Page 396 - TUTELA. Ex eadem lege duodecim tabularum libertorum et libertarum tutela ad patronos liberosque eorum pertinet, quae et ipsa legitima tutela vocatur : non quia nominatim ea lege de hac tutela cavetur, sed quia perinde accepta est per interpretationem, atque si verbis legis introducta esset.
Page 371 - ... et haec adeo ita sunt, ut, quamvis per adoptionem parentum liberorumve loco sibi esse coeperint, non possint inter se matrimonio...
Page 256 - To let out labor or industry is a contract by which one of the parties binds himself to do something for the other, in consideration of a certain price agreed on by them both.
Page 565 - Et stipulandi et promittendi duo pluresve rei fieri possunt. stipulandi ita, si post omnium interrogationem promissor respondeat ' spondeo.' ut puta cum duobus separatim stipulantibus ita promissor respondeat ' utrique vestrum dare spondeo...
Page 386 - ... nepotes neptesque sui iuris fiunt, sed ita, si post mortem avi in potestatem patris sui recasuri non sunt: itaque si moriente avo pater eorum et vivit et in potestate patris sui est, tune post obitum avi in potestate patris sui...
Page 570 - Praeterea inutilis est stipulatio, si ei dari stipulemur cuius iuri subiecti non sumus : unde illu</ quaesitum est, si quis sibi et ei cuius iuri subiectus non est dari stipuletur, in quantum valeat stipulatio. nostri praeceptores putant in universum valere, et proinde ei soli qui stipulatus sit solidum deberi, atque si extranei nomen non adiecisset.
Page 369 - In potestate itaque dominorum sunt servi, quae quidem potestas iuris gentium est: nam apud omnes peraeque gentes animadvertere possumus dominis in servos vitae necisque potestatem esse, et quodcumque per servum acquiritur, id domino acquiritur [al.
Page 565 - Condiciones, quae ad praeteritum vel ad praesens tempus referuntur, aut statim infirmant obligationem aut omnino non differunt : veluti ' si Titius consul fuit ' vel ' si Maevius vivit, dare spondes ? ' nam si ea ita non sunt, nihil valet stipulatio : sin autem ita se habent, statim valet, quae enim per rerum naturam certa sunt, non morantur obligationem, licet apud nos incerta sint.
Page 559 - Omnium autem obligationum summa divisio in duo genera deducitur: namque aut civiles sunt aut praetoriae. civiles sunt , quae aut legibus constitutae aut certe iure civili comprobatae sunt. praetoriae sunt, quas praetor ex sua iurisdictione constituit, quae etiam honorariae vocantur.
Page 577 - Praeterea lege Cicereia* cautum est, ut is qui sponsores aut fidepromissores accipiat praedicat palam et declaret, et de qua re satis accipiat, et quot sponsores aut fidepromissores in...