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Page 78
... ( heir ) , but as bonorum pos- sessor ( actual holder of the property ) with the same practical rights as if he was an heir . So , where a person had bought a horse or a house without the ceremonies of mancipation , he was only bonorum ...
... ( heir ) , but as bonorum pos- sessor ( actual holder of the property ) with the same practical rights as if he was an heir . So , where a person had bought a horse or a house without the ceremonies of mancipation , he was only bonorum ...
Page 88
... heir was the purchaser , the familiae emptor : he bought the estate , of course , for a mere nominal price , and thus became owner , not immedi- ately , but eventually , on the death of the testator . His right of ownership , however ...
... heir was the purchaser , the familiae emptor : he bought the estate , of course , for a mere nominal price , and thus became owner , not immedi- ately , but eventually , on the death of the testator . His right of ownership , however ...
Page 89
... heir should serve as familiae emptor : any other citizen could act this part in the performance . Thus the whole ceremony came to be only a means for the solemn authentication of a last will or testament . If a man made a will without ...
... heir should serve as familiae emptor : any other citizen could act this part in the performance . Thus the whole ceremony came to be only a means for the solemn authentication of a last will or testament . If a man made a will without ...
Page 94
... heir , I will give him possession of the es- tate after the death of the testator , and will allow him to sue and to be sued as if he were an heir . " The prętor does not set himself against the Twelve Tables : 94 THE ROMAN LAW .
... heir , I will give him possession of the es- tate after the death of the testator , and will allow him to sue and to be sued as if he were an heir . " The prętor does not set himself against the Twelve Tables : 94 THE ROMAN LAW .
Page 95
... heir . In form , he does not break with the old law ; but he completely changes its practical working . Again , if a man had bought a horse and paid for him , without the ceremony of mancipation , he gained under the Twelve Tables no ...
... heir . In form , he does not break with the old law ; but he completely changes its practical working . Again , if a man had bought a horse and paid for him , without the ceremony of mancipation , he gained under the Twelve Tables no ...
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