PART Ⅰ. CONDITION OF THE SLAVE. 1
Ⅰ. Definition and General Characteristics 1
Ⅱ. The Slave as Res . 10
Custodia, 11
Vindicatio Servi, 12
Legatum Servi, 15
Fructus and Partus, 21
Delicts in respect of Slaves, 29
Ⅲ. The Slave as Res (cont.). Sale of Slav 39
Interitus Rei, 40
Accessions, 43
Actio ex Empto, 44
Evic- tion, 46
Aedilician actions, 54
Restrictive covenants, 68
Ⅳ. The Slave as Man. Non-Commercial Relations 73
General notions, 73
Cognatio servilis, 76
Iniusia to Slaves, 79
Incapacities, 82
Slaves as Witnesses, 86
Criminal Slaves, 91
Ⅴ. The Slave as Man (cont.).Non-Commercial Relations (cont.).Delicts by Slaves 98
Scope of Noxal Liability, 98
Potestas, 101
Procedure, 102;Noxa Caput Sequitur, 106
Effect of death of Slave, 111
Essential nature of Noxal Liability, 112
Dominus sciens, 114
Existence of minor interests in the Slave, 116
Delict by more than one Slave, 118
Delict in connexion with a negotium, 122
Delict by Slave the subject of a negotium, 124
Interdicta Noxalia, 128
Rules under lex Aquilia, 129
Ⅵ. The Slave as Man (cont.).Commercial Relations apart from Peculium. Acquisitions 131
Acquisition of Possession, 131
Usucapio through a Slave, 134
Institutio of a Slave, 137
Legacy to a Slave, 144
Acquisition of Iura in Re Aliena, 152
of Iura in Personam, 154
Ⅶ. The Slave as Man (cont.). Commercial Relations apart from Peculium. Liabilities 159
Alienation, 159
Loss of Possession, 160
Act of Slave under Master’s Contract, 162
Acknowledgments and Receipts, 164
Actio Quod Iussu, 166
Actio Institoria, 169
Actio Exercitoria, 174
Actio de in Rem Verso, 176
Ⅷ. The Slave as Man (cont.).Commercial Relations.Peculium. Acquisitions, Alienations, etc 187
History, 186; General Character of Peculium, 188
Legacy of Peculium, 190
Concessio Peculii 196
Content of Peculium, 197
Administratio Peculii, 201
Cesser of Peculium, 205.Ⅸ. The Slave as Man (cont.).Commercial Relations.Peculium (cont.). Liabilities 207
Actio de Peculio, 207
Nature of Transaction giving the Action, 209
Nature of the Liability, 211
Restrictions onScope of the Action, 214
Imputations for Dolus, 218
Deductions from the fund, 221
Actio Annalis, 228
Actio Tributoria, 233
Ⅹ. Special Cases 239
Servus Vicarius, 239
Servus Filiifamilias, 249
Servus in Bonis, 250
Servus Latini, 251
Servus Peregrini 251
Ⅺ. Special Cases (cont.) 252
Servus Hereditarius, 252
Servus Dotalis, 262
Servus Com- modatus, etc., 265
Servus in Precario, 266
Ⅻ. Special Cases (cont.) 267
Servus Fugitivus, 267
Servus pro Derelicto, 274
Servus Poenae, 277
Servus pendente usufructu manumissus, 278
Servus in Libertate tuitione Praetoris, 279
Servus Pignera- ticius manumissus, 279
ⅩⅢ. Special Cases (cont.) 281
Servus Pigneraticius, 281
Servus fiduciae datus, 285
Statuliber, 286
Captivus, 291
Posdiminium, 304
Redemptio, 311
ⅩⅣ. Special Cases (cont.) 318
Servus Publicus Populi Romani 318
Servus Caesaris, 323
Servus Fisci, 324
Servus Publicus Municipii 327
ⅩⅤ. Special Cases (cont.) 331
Bona Fide Serviens, 331
Servus Mala Fide Possessus, 353
Servus Fructuarius, 356
Servus Usuarius, 369
ⅩⅥ. Special Cases (cont.) 372
Servus Communis, 372
Acquisitions by Servus Communis 379
Combinations of these interests 394
PART Ⅱ. ENSLAVEMENT AND RELEASE FROM SLAVERY. 397
ⅩⅦ. Enslavement 397
Capture, 397
Slavery by Birth, 397
Enslavement Iure Civili, Minor Cases, 401
Servi Poenae, 403
Sc.Claudi- anum, 412.ⅩⅧ. Enslavement (cont.) 419
Minor Cases under Justinian, 419
Sale of Children, 420
Libertus Ingratus, 422
Fraudulent Sale of Freeman, 427
ⅩⅨ. Outline of Law of Manumission during the Republic 437
Nature of Manumission, 437
Census, 439
Manumission Vindicta, 441
Manumission by Will, 442
Persons in Libertate tuitions Praetoris, 444
Exceptional Forms, 447.ⅩⅩ. Manumission during the Empire. Forms 449
Manumission in Ecclesiis, 449
Manumission Vindicta, 451
Manumission by Will, 460
Ademption, 466
Legacies to Freed Slaves, 470
Gifts of Liberty to Unborn Persons, 476
Soldier’s Will, 477
ⅩⅪ. Manumission during the Empire (cont.). Manumission by Will (cont.). Dies, Conditio, Institutio 479
Dies certus, 479
Dies incertus, 480
Condition, 482
Negative Conditions, 485
Fulfilment, 487
Impossibility, 489
Prevention, 492
Condition of rendering accounts, 494
Condition of payment of money, 496
Manumission with Institutio, 505
ⅩⅫ. Manumission during the Empire (cont.). FideicommissaryGifts 513
Implied Fideicommissa, 515
Conditions, 516
Lapse, 519;Lex Falcidia and Sc.Pegasianum, 522
To whom such gifts may be made, 526
On whom charged, 527
Charged on Receiver of the Slave, 527
Charged on Owner of the Slave, 529
Charge to Buy and Free, 530
ⅩⅩⅢ. Manumission during the Empire (cont.). Statutory Changes 533
Lex Iunia, 533
Lex Aelia Sentia, 537
Age of Manumitter, 537
Causae Probatio, 538
Age of Slave, 542
Fraud of Creditor or Patron, 544
Dediticii, 544
Lex Fufia Caninia, 546
Sources of Latinity, 548
ⅩⅩⅣ. Manumission under Justinian 552
Form, 552
Effect, 555
Age of Master, 555
Consent, 555;Manumission must be nominatim, 556
Manumission of Unborn Person, 557
Manumission must be by Owner, 558
Fraud of Creditors, 559
Irrevocability of Manumission, 566
ⅩⅩⅤ. Manumission. Special Cases and Minor Restrictions. 573
Servus Pigneraticius, 573
Servus Communis, 575
Servus Fructuarius, 578
Servus Legatus, 580
Servus Dotulis, 583
Divorce, 584
Conditions against Manumission, 585
Slave of pers on under Guardianship, 587
Slaves of Corporations, 588
Public Slaves, 589
Cases connected with Criminal Liability, 591
Minor Restrictions, 593
ⅩⅩⅥ. Freedom independent of Manumission . 598
Cases of Reward to Slave, 598
Cases of Penalty on Dominus, 602
Miscellaneous Cases, 607
ⅩⅩⅦ. Freedom without Manumission.Uncompleted Manumission 609
Relief against Failure of Gift, 609
Fideicommissary Liberty Overdue, 611
Addictio Bonorum, 620
Hereditates passing to the Fisc, 626
Transfer ut manumittatur, 628
Servus suis nummis emptus, 636
Payment to secure Manumis- sion, 640
ⅩⅩⅧ. Questions of Status as affected by Lapse of Time, Death, Judicial Decision, etc. 647
Effect of Pact, etc., 647
Lapse of Time in Libertate, 648
Lapse of Time from Manumission, 650
Death, 651
Res Iudicata, 652
Mode of Trial of Causae Liberales, 653
Burden of Proof, 660
Condition of alleged slave pendente lite, 661
Effect of Judgment, 666
Claims of Ingenuitas, 672
Collusion, 674
ⅩⅩⅨ. Effect after Manumission of Events during Slavery. Obli- gatio Naturaiis . 676
APPENDIX Ⅰ. The relation of the contractual actions adiectitiae quali- tatis to the Theory of Representation 702
APPENDIX Ⅱ.Formulation and Litis Consumptio in the actions adiectitiae qualitatis . 706
APPENDIX Ⅲ.Form used by Slave in acquisition by Mancipatio, etc. 712
APPENDIX Ⅳ.The essential character of Manumission : Iteratio . 714
APPENDIX Ⅴ. Manumission vindicta by a filiusfamilias 718
INDEX 724