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Page xiii
... There was no body of laws to which they could appeal in case they were wronged . The whole administration of the laws was in the hands of the patricians , and there was no ap- peal from the decision of the magistrate except in cases ...
... There was no body of laws to which they could appeal in case they were wronged . The whole administration of the laws was in the hands of the patricians , and there was no ap- peal from the decision of the magistrate except in cases ...
Page xxxiii
... there were made from time to time com- pilations in which the constitutions of successive emperors were inserted . Otherwise the knowledge of Roman law may be said to have died out of the East altogether . In the West its fate was ...
... there were made from time to time com- pilations in which the constitutions of successive emperors were inserted . Otherwise the knowledge of Roman law may be said to have died out of the East altogether . In the West its fate was ...
Page xxxv
... there are prefixed two definitions taken from the writings of Ulpian ; and , while the definitions them- justice and ... There was the old jus civile , which mainly depended on custom as its basis . ( 2 ) There were the judicial ...
... there are prefixed two definitions taken from the writings of Ulpian ; and , while the definitions them- justice and ... There was the old jus civile , which mainly depended on custom as its basis . ( 2 ) There were the judicial ...
Page liv
... there was such a person , no other disposition of the testament could take effect , for there was no con- tinuation of the testator's legal existence . The heir was , therefore , properly appointed at the beginning of the testament ; in ...
... there was such a person , no other disposition of the testament could take effect , for there was no con- tinuation of the testator's legal existence . The heir was , therefore , properly appointed at the beginning of the testament ; in ...
Page lix
... there were a few specified particular cases in which the prætor permitted pacts to be enforced by action . tractu . 87. Obligations might , however , very well arise , without any fault on the part of any one , and yet without having ...
... there were a few specified particular cases in which the prætor permitted pacts to be enforced by action . tractu . 87. Obligations might , however , very well arise , without any fault on the part of any one , and yet without having ...
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