Ad legem Iuliam et Papiam libri
Ex libro XIV
Gaius, On the Lex Julia et Papia, Book XIV. Ad Dig. 29,2,53 pr.Windscheid: Lehrbuch des Pandektenrechts, 7. Aufl. 1891, Bd. III, § 601, Note 5.Where an heir has been appointed to two shares of an estate, to one absolutely, and to the other conditionally, and accepts the share left to him absolutely, and then dies, and the condition is subsequently fulfilled, that share of the estate dependent upon it will also belong to his heir. 1Where anyone becomes the heir to one share of an estate, he will also even without his consent, acquire the shares of his co-heirs who refuse to accept them; that is to say, their shares will tacitly accrue to him, even contrary to his will.
The Same, On the Lex Julia et Papia, Book XIV. Where a legacy is bequeathed to the Emperor, and he dies before the day when it becomes due, it will belong to his successor, according to a Constitution of the Divine Antoninus.
Gaius, On the Lex Julia et Papia, Book XIV. When a party to whom a legacy was bequeathed wishes only to obtain a portion of it, he will acquire it all.