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Page xl
... possession of every right , and yet be unable , through some imperfection , Curators . to exercise the rights he possessed . A child , for in- stance , was not only not able to conduct his affairs with discretion , but he was unable to ...
... possession of every right , and yet be unable , through some imperfection , Curators . to exercise the rights he possessed . A child , for in- stance , was not only not able to conduct his affairs with discretion , but he was unable to ...
Page xliii
... possessed of a perfect status , he was considered to enjoy a high dignity and reputation in the eyes of others . This reputation ( existimatio ) the Romans considered as one of the chief possessions of a person . It was even to a ...
... possessed of a perfect status , he was considered to enjoy a high dignity and reputation in the eyes of others . This reputation ( existimatio ) the Romans considered as one of the chief possessions of a person . It was even to a ...
Page xlviii
... possession of the thing can confer . Sometimes the claim is more indirect ; the claimant insists that there are one or more particular individuals who ought to put him in possession of something he wishes to obtain , or do something for ...
... possession of the thing can confer . Sometimes the claim is more indirect ; the claimant insists that there are one or more particular individuals who ought to put him in possession of something he wishes to obtain , or do something for ...
Page l
... possession protected against every one but the true owner , and length of possession would , under certain conditions fixed by law , make the possessor really become the owner of the thing possessed . 64. As the rights over a thing may ...
... possession protected against every one but the true owner , and length of possession would , under certain conditions fixed by law , make the possessor really become the owner of the thing possessed . 64. As the rights over a thing may ...
Page li
... possession of the creditor , the latter to express the case of it being left in the possession of the debtor . The right was given to secure a creditor the payment of his debt ; and he ultimately had power to sell the thing , and to ...
... possession of the creditor , the latter to express the case of it being left in the possession of the debtor . The right was given to secure a creditor the payment of his debt ; and he ultimately had power to sell the thing , and to ...
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acquired actio action adopted agnati appointed autem belonging bona fide bonorum capitis deminutio causa civil law claim cognati condictio constitution contract creditor curator death debtor deceased defendant delicts dominus ejus emancipated emperor enim etiam factum father fidei fideicommissa fideicommissum fidejussor fuerit furti Gaius give given hæc heredes ideo inheritance inter interdict intestato Introd jure juris Justinian legacy legatee lex Aquilia lex Julia liberty licet magistrate mandate manumission master mode modo neque obligation owner parties paterfamilias patria potestas patron peculium person plaintiff possessio possession possessor potest prætor prætorian pupil quæ quam quia quidem quis quod quoque Roman law senatusconsultum servitude sive slave stipulatio stipulation sui juris sunt suus heres tamen termed testament testator theft thing tion Titius tutor Twelve Tables Ulpian usucapion usufruct veluti verbis vero
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Page 497 - And it is the general intention of the law that, in giving damages for breach of contract, the party complaining should, so far as it can be done by money, be placed in the same position as he would have been in if the contract had been performed.
Page 8 - ... quod vero naturalis ratio inter omnes homines constituit, id apud omnes populos peraeque custoditur vocaturque ius gentium, quasi quo iure omnes gentes utuntur.
Page 16 - Ingenuus is est, qui statim, ut natus est, liber est, sive ex duobus ingenuis matrimonio editus, sive ex libertinis, sive ex altero libertino, altero ingenuo. Sed et si quis ex matre libera nascatur, patre servo, ingenuus nihilo minus nascitur : quemadmodum qui ex matre libera et incerto patre natus est, quoniam vulgo conceptus est.
Page 437 - Ex maleficiis vero proditae actiones aliae tantum poenae persequendae causa comparatae sunt, aliae tam poenae quam rei persequendae et ob id mixtae sunt. Poenam tantum persequitur quis actione furti: sive enim manifesti agatur quadrupli sive nee...
Page 110 - Si quis a non domino, quem dominum esse crederet, bona fide fundum emerit vel ex donatione aliave qua justa causa aeque bona fide acceperit: natural! ratione placuit fructus quos percepit ejus esse pro cultura et cura. Et ideo si postea dominus supervenerit et fundum vindicet, de fructibus ab eo consumptis agere non potest. Ei vero, qui sciens alienum fundum possèdent, non idem concessum est. Itaque cum fundo etiam fructus, licet consumpti sint, cogitur restituere.
Page 322 - In hac quaestione totius ob rem dati tractatus inspici potest qui in his competit speciebus : aut enim do tibi ut des; aut do ut facias; aut facio ut des ; aut facio ut facias.
Page 359 - ... arrarum nomine aliquid fuerit datum : hoc etenim subsecuto,' sive in scriptis sive sine scriptis venditio celebrata est, is qui recusat adimplere contractum, si quidem emptor est, perdit quod dedit, si vero venditor, duplum restituere compellitur, licet nihil super arris expressum est.
Page 363 - ... emptoris damnum est, cui necesse est, licet rem non fuerit nactus, pretium solvere; quidquid enim sine dolo et culpa venditoris accidit, in eo venditor securas est.
Page 101 - Cum ex aliena materia species aliqua facta sit ab aliquo, quaeri solet, quis eorum naturali ratione dominus sit, utrum is qui fecerit, an ille potius qui materiae dominus fuerit : ut ecce si quis ex alienis uvis aut olivis aut spicis vinum aut oleum aut frumentum fecerit, aut ex alieno auro vel argento vel...
Page 36 - ... otherwise, if a woman is still your stepmother, that is, is married to your father, the common rule of law prevents her from marrying you, because a woman cannot have two husbands at the same time : and if she is still your wife's mother, that is, if her daughter is still married to you, you cannot marry her because 8 you cannot have two wives at the same time.