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Page 53
... formal basis of Roman law , until superseded by Justinian's legislation . It has been observed already that the Roman law is not to be thought of as having had through the his- tory of the republic and the empire the same form , or even ...
... formal basis of Roman law , until superseded by Justinian's legislation . It has been observed already that the Roman law is not to be thought of as having had through the his- tory of the republic and the empire the same form , or even ...
Page 77
... formal , having many forms of speech and action which were rigorously insisted on . This formalism is illustrated - 1 . In prosecuting for a money debt , by sacramentum or judicial wager ; dangers to the plaintiff from overstating or ...
... formal , having many forms of speech and action which were rigorously insisted on . This formalism is illustrated - 1 . In prosecuting for a money debt , by sacramentum or judicial wager ; dangers to the plaintiff from overstating or ...
Page 79
... formal character . Almost all actions which the law recognized as valid , as creating rights and ob- ligations among men , had to be performed in a certain fixed way , with prescribed words and ceremonies ; and a deviation in any ...
... formal character . Almost all actions which the law recognized as valid , as creating rights and ob- ligations among men , had to be performed in a certain fixed way , with prescribed words and ceremonies ; and a deviation in any ...
Page 81
... formal judgment is , that this party or that is winner of the bet . If it is the defend- ant , he receives the five hundred pounds staked by his adversary . If it is the plaintiff , he receives , besides the five hundred staked by ...
... formal judgment is , that this party or that is winner of the bet . If it is the defend- ant , he receives the five hundred pounds staked by his adversary . If it is the plaintiff , he receives , besides the five hundred staked by ...
Page 82
... formal statement of his complaint , it was necessary for the plaintiff to take care that he stated something which was not only true in itself , but was distinctly recognized in the Twelve Tables as ground for an action . Thus we are ...
... formal statement of his complaint , it was necessary for the plaintiff to take care that he stated something which was not only true in itself , but was distinctly recognized in the Twelve Tables as ground for an action . Thus we are ...
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Page 49 - ... conqueror of Italy, humbler of Germany, terror of the North — saw him account all his matchless victories poor compared with the triumph you are now in a condition to win — saw him contemn the fickleness of Fortune, while, in despite of her, he could pronounce his memorable boast, " I shall go down to posterity with the Code in my hand!