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. XLVII3,
De tigno iuncto
Liber quadragesimus septimus
III.

De tigno iuncto

(Concerning the Theft of Timbers Joined to a Building.)

1Ul­pia­nus li­bro tri­gen­si­mo sep­ti­mo ad edic­tum. Lex duo­de­cim ta­bu­la­rum ne­que sol­ve­re per­mit­tit tig­num fur­ti­vum ae­di­bus vel vi­neis iunc­tum ne­que vin­di­ca­re (quod pro­vi­den­ter lex ef­fe­cit, ne vel ae­di­fi­cia sub hoc prae­tex­tu di­ruan­tur vel vi­nea­rum cul­tu­ra tur­be­tur): sed in eum, qui con­vic­tus est iun­xis­se, in du­plum dat ac­tio­nem. 1Tig­ni au­tem ap­pel­la­tio­ne con­ti­ne­tur om­nis ma­te­ria, ex qua ae­di­fi­cium con­stet, vi­neae­que ne­ces­sa­ria. un­de qui­dam aiunt te­gu­lam quo­que et la­pi­dem et tes­tam ce­te­ra­que, si qua ae­di­fi­ciis sunt uti­lia (tig­na enim a te­gen­do dic­ta sunt), hoc am­plius et cal­cem et ha­re­nam tigno­rum ap­pel­la­tio­ne con­ti­ne­ri. sed et in vi­neis tig­ni ap­pel­la­tio­ne om­nia vi­neis ne­ces­sa­ria con­ti­nen­tur, ut pu­ta per­ti­cae pe­d­amen­ta. 2Sed et ad ex­hi­ben­dum dan­da est ac­tio: nec enim par­ci opor­tet ei, qui sciens alie­nam rem ae­di­fi­cio in­clu­sit vin­xit­ve: non enim sic eum con­ve­ni­mus qua­si pos­si­den­tem, sed ita, qua­si do­lo ma­lo fe­ce­rit, quo mi­nus pos­si­deat.

1Ad Dig. 47,3,1Windscheid: Lehrbuch des Pandektenrechts, 7. Aufl. 1891, Bd. I, § 188, Note 16.Ulpianus, On the Edict, Book XXXVII. The Law of the Twelve Tables does not permit a beam which has been stolen to be detached from a house, or a stake to be removed from a vine, or an action be brought for its recovery; which provision has been prudently established by the law to prevent buildings from being demolished, or the culture of vines being interfered with, under this pretext. But where anyone is convicted of having united these things, the law grants an action for double damages against him. 1In the term “beam” are included all the materials of which a house is composed, and everything necessary for vines. Wherefore, certain authorities hold that tiles, stone, brick, and other materials which are useful in building (for the word beam is derived from the verb to cover), as well as lime and sand, are embraced in this appellation. Also, in the case of vines, everything required for their cultivation is included under this term, as, for instance, stakes and props. 2An action for the production of property is, however, granted, for he cannot be indulged who, knowing property to belong to another, includes it in, or joins it to, or connects it with his own building, for we do not sue as the possessor, but as one who has committed fraud to avoid being in possession.

2Idem li­bro qua­dra­gen­si­mo se­cun­do ad Sa­binum. Sed si pro­po­nas tig­ni fur­ti­vi no­mi­ne ae­di­bus iunc­ti ac­tum, de­li­be­ra­ri pot­erit, an ex­trin­se­cus sit rei vin­di­ca­tio. et es­se non du­bi­to.

2Ad Dig. 47,3,2Windscheid: Lehrbuch des Pandektenrechts, 7. Aufl. 1891, Bd. I, § 188, Note 16.The Same, On Sabinus, Book XLII. If, however, you suppose that suit has been brought for stolen timbers joined to a house, the question may arise whether an action for the recovery of the property will lie independently. I do not doubt that it will.