De fideicommissaria hereditatis petitione
(Concerning suits for the recovery of trust estates.)
1 Ulpianus libro sexto decimo ad edictum. Ex ordine occurrit actio quae proponitur his, quibus restituta est hereditas. nam quisquis [ed. maior susceperit] <ed. minor suscepit> restitutam hereditatem ex senatus consulto, ex quo actiones transeunt, fideicommissaria hereditatis petitione uti poterit.
1 Ulpianus, On the Edict, Book XVI. Next in order comes the action open to parties to whom an estate is delivered. Anyone who receives an estate which has been delivered in compliance with a decree of the Senate in pursuance of which rights of action pass, can make use of the action for the recovery of an estate founded upon a trust:
2 Paulus libro vicensimo ad edictum. Quae actio eadem recipit, quae hereditatis petitio civilis.
2 Paulus, On the Edict, Book XX. And this action has the same effect as a civil suit for the recovery of an estate.
3 Ulpianus libro sexto decimo ad edictum. Nec interest, mihi quis rogatus fuerit restituere an ei cui heres extiti. sed et si bonorum possessor sim eius cui fideicommissaria hereditas relicta est vel alius successor, per hanc actionem experiri poterim. 1Hanc actionem sciendum est adversus eum, qui restituit hereditatem, non competere. 2Hae autem actiones mihi dantur, quae heredi et in heredem competunt.
3 Ulpianus, On the Edict, Book XVI. Nor does it make any difference whether a person was requested to deliver the property to me or to him to whom I am the heir; and if I am the possessor of the estate of some other successor of the party to whom it was left in trust, I can proceed by means of this action. 1It must be remembered that this action will not lie against anyone who surrenders the estate. 2These actions which are granted to me can be brought in favor of my heir, as well as against him.