Si quis ius dicenti non obtemperaverit
(Where Anyone Refuses Obedience to a Magistrate Rendering Judgment.)
1Ulpianus, On the Edict, Book I. It is permitted to all magistrates, with the exception only of Duumviri, to protect their administration by means of penalties in accordance with their official rights. 1He is presumed to refuse obedience to a magistrate having jurisdiction, who declines to execute what has finally been determined; as for example, where he will not allow someone to remove personal property from his possession, but permits it to be taken or carried away; and if he opposes the subsequent proceedings, it is then considered that he does not obey. 2If an agent, guardian, or curator refuses to obey a magistrate, he himself is punished, and not the principal or the ward. 3Labeo says that not only the defendant, but also the plaintiff, if he does not obey, is liable under this Edict. 4This suit is not for a sum which corresponds to the interest of the party who brings it, but is limited to the amount of damages sustained; and as it includes a mere penalty it is extinguished after the lapse of a year, and does not lie against the heir.