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A, dominus, sold and delivered (by traditio) res mancipi to B who sold and delivered it to C from whom it was stolen by D who sold and delivered it to E who bought in good faith - Explain the rights and duties of A,B,C,D and E.
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A, dominus, sold and delivered (by traditio) res mancipi to B who sold and delivered it to C from whom it was stolen by D who sold and delivered it to E who bought in good faith. Each of the above transactions took place on consecutive days. Explain the rights and duties of A, B, C, D and E. A (Aulus) is the lord and master of his property, dominus. For Aulus to have dominium, he would have to have commercium - he would have to be a Roman citizen; have property that could be privately owned and could only acquire property through the proper channels. Res mancipi were defined as slaves, beasts of burden, Italic land and rustic praedial servitudes and is the fundamental classification of property in Roman law. This was extremely important in relation to the conveyance of property. When Aulus made delivery - by traditio - of...
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