Corpus iurisprudentiae Romanae

Repertorium zu den Quellen des römischen Rechts

Digesta Iustiniani Augusti

Recognovit Mommsen (1870) et retractavit Krüger (1928)
Convertit in Anglica lingua Scott (1932)
Dig. XLI5,
Pro herede vel pro possessore
Liber quadragesimus primus
V.

Pro herede vel pro possessore

(Concerning Possession as Heir or as Possessor.)

1Pom­po­nius li­bro tri­gen­si­mo se­cun­do ad Sa­binum. Pro he­rede ex vi­vi bo­nis ni­hil usu­ca­pi pot­est, et­iam­si pos­ses­sor mor­tui rem fuis­se ex­is­ti­ma­ve­rit.

1Pomponius, On Sabinus, Book XXXII. Nothing can be acquired by an heir through usucaption out of the property of a person who is living, even though the possessor thought that it belonged to one who is dead.

2Iu­lia­nus li­bro qua­dra­gen­si­mo quar­to di­ges­to­rum. Qui le­ga­to­rum ser­van­do­rum cau­sa in pos­ses­sio­nem mit­ti­tur, non in­ter­pel­lat pos­ses­sio­nem eius, qui pro he­rede usu­ca­pit: cus­to­diae enim cau­sa rem te­net. quid er­go est? et­iam im­ple­ta usu­ca­pio­ne ius pig­no­ris re­ti­ne­bit, ut non prius dis­ce­dat, quam si so­lu­tum ei le­ga­tum fue­rit aut eo no­mi­ne sa­tis­da­tum. 1Quod vol­go re­spon­de­tur cau­sam pos­ses­sio­nis ne­mi­nem si­bi mu­ta­re pos­se, sic ac­ci­pien­dum est, ut pos­ses­sio non so­lum ci­vi­lis, sed et­iam na­tu­ra­lis in­tel­le­ga­tur. et prop­ter­ea re­spon­sum est ne­que co­lo­num ne­que eum, apud quem res de­po­si­ta aut cui com­mo­da­ta est, lu­cri fa­cien­di cau­sa pro he­rede usu­ca­pe­re pos­se. 2Fi­lium quo­que do­na­tam rem a pa­tre pro he­rede ne­ga­vit usu­ca­pe­re Ser­vius, sci­li­cet qui ex­is­ti­ma­bat na­tu­ra­lem pos­ses­sio­nem pe­nes eum fuis­se vi­vo pa­tre. cui con­se­quens est, ut fi­lius a pa­tre he­res in­sti­tu­tus res he­redi­ta­rias a pa­tre si­bi do­na­tas pro par­te co­he­redum usu­ca­pe­re non pos­sit.

2Julianus, Digest, Book XLIV. When anyone is placed in possession of an estate for the preservation of a legacy, he does not interrupt the possession of him who acquires by usucaption as heir, for he holds the property for safe-keeping. What then results? He will retain the property by the right of pledge, even after the time required for usucaption has elapsed, and he will not relinquish it until his legacy has been paid to him, or his claim to it has been satisfied. 1The common opinion that no one can change the title of his own possession must be understood to apply, not only to civil, but also to natural possession. Therefore, it has been held that neither a tenant, nor anyone with whom property has been deposited, or lent, can, as heir, acquire it by usucaption, for the purpose of profiting by it. 2Servius denies that a son can, in the capacity of heir, acquire by usucaption property which has been given to him by his father; for he held that natural possession of it was in the hands of the son during the lifetime of his father. The result of this is that, where a son has been appointed heir by his father, he cannot acquire by usucaption any portion of the estate given to him by the former so far as this may affect the shares of his co-heirs.

3Pom­po­nius li­bro vi­cen­si­mo ter­tio ad Quin­tum Mu­cium. Ple­ri­que pu­ta­ve­runt, si he­res sim et pu­tem rem ali­quam ex he­redi­ta­te es­se quae non sit, pos­se me usu­ca­pe­re.

3Pomponius, On Quintus Mucius, Book XXIII. Many authorities hold that if I am the heir, and think that certain property belongs to the estate, but which really forms no part of it, I can acquire it by usucaption.

4Pau­lus li­bro quin­to ad le­gem Iu­liam et Pa­piam. Con­stat eum, qui tes­ta­men­ti fac­tio­nem ha­bet, pro he­rede usu­ca­pe­re pos­se.

4Paulus, On the Lex Julia et Papia, Book V. It is established that he who has a right to make a will can, in the capacity of heir, acquire property by usucaption.