Ut ex legibus senatusve consultis bonorum possessio detur
(Concerning prætorian possession of property granted by special laws or decrees of the Senate.)
1 Ulpianus libro quadragensimo nono ad edictum. Praetor ait: ‘uti me quaque lege senatus consulto bonorum possessionem dare oportebit, ita dabo’. 1Numquam bonorum possessio, quae ex alia parte edicti adgnita est, impedit istam bonorum possessionem. 2Cum ex lege duodecim tabularum quis habet hereditatem, hinc non petit, sed inde ‘tum quem ei heredem esse oportet’, quippe cum non alias hinc competat bonorum possessio, quam si lex specialiter deferat bonorum possessionem.
1 Ulpianus, On the Edict, Book XLIX. The Prætor says: “I will grant the possession of property, whenever it must be given under the terms of any law or decree of the Senate.” 1Prætorian possession of property, although obtained under some other Section of the Edict, does not interfere with possession of this kind. 2Where anyone is entitled to an estate by the Law of the Twelve Tables, he cannot demand it under this part of the Edict, but under another Section relating to necessary heirs; for, under this Section, prætorian possession is not granted unless a special law provides for it.