Ulpianus, Opinions, Book II. Where an emancipated son lent a sum of money to be paid to his father, it will afterwards be included in the estate of the father only in case the latter had a right of action against his son for the said sum of money.

Ulpianus, Opinions, Book II. The right to a burial-place is not acquired by a party through long possession, if it does not lawfully belong to him.

Ulpianus, Opinions, Book II. A master who has directed money to be loaned to his slave at six per cent interest, is liable for the amount which he has authorized; and an obligation of pledge does not affect lands which a slave has encumbered without the consent of his master.

Ulpianus, Opinions, Book II. Where property which a father has given to his emancipated daughter is afterwards given for her by way of dowry, with her consent, the dowry is held to have been given by the daughter, and not by the father.

Ulpianus, Opinions, Book II. Where property is given to a husband by his wife for the purpose of obtaining some office, the donation will be valid to the extent that it was necessary to provide the office for her husband.

Ulpianus, Opinions, Book II. A father is held to have received the dowry with the consent of his daughter, when the latter has no good reason to advance in opposition to his claim, and especially if she has afterwards been endowed by him with a larger sum.

Ulpianus, Opinions, Book II. I have already stated that a person has not a valid excuse for release from guardianship on account of some magisterial office, the duties of which he should discharge in a municipality. 1I have given it as my opinion that where a soldier is serving in camp, he has a right to be excused if he is appointed guardian for someone who is not serving in the same camp.

Ulpianus, Opinions, Book II. Nothing is stated by which an heir is prevented from selling houses belonging to an estate, although annuities may have been left to be derived from their rent, provided the right to the legacy remains Unimpaired. 1Where all the parties to whom a trust has been bequeathed consent to the sale of the property, no further demand can be made under the terms of the trust. 2Where a tract of land has been unconditionally devised, and its profits have been acquired by the legatee after acceptance of the estate, they will belong to him, and the tenant interested in said profits will be entitled to an action against the heir under his lease.

Ulpianus, Opinions, Book II. By the following clause, “Let my heirs take notice that my entire wardrobe, and any other property which I had in my possession at the time of my death, has been given to So-and-So and So-and-So, my freedmen,” the ownership of the property will, by a liberal interpretation, belong to the said freedmen.

Ulpianus, Opinions, Book II. Where anyone, who stated to the Emperor that he was born free, has been restored by him to the rights to which he was entitled by birth, is proved to have been born of a female slave, he is considered to have obtained nothing.

Ulpianus, Opinions, Book II. The vendor can follow up any property which has been sold, and which is to remain in the hands of the purchaser under a precarious title, until the entire price has been paid, if it was the purchaser’s fault that payment has not been made.

The Same, Opinions, Book II. It is no disadvantage to an appellant if, in his petition, he did not indicate from what part of the decision he appealed. 1It is not customary to reject the appeal of those who have at least one good ground for appeal.