Reference no: EM133338052

LAW OF OBLIGATIONS

1. Titius agrees to give Pompey a farm, a sheep and a slave on a certain date in exchange for 10,000 sesterces. Days before fulfilling the obligation, an epidemic breaks out which makes the sheep and the slave sick and die.

a. What kind of obligations are there according to the object?

b. What is the cause of non-compliance with the obligation?

c. Will Pompey be able to demand compliance with the obligation?

2. Gaius gave Cesar a plow to use in planting and return it to him the following year, accepting Cesar's proposal to give him, if they agreed, a sum of money instead of returning the plow.

a. What type of obligation is according to the object?

b. In case of loss of the plow in an earthquake, will Cayo have to give Cesar the sum of money?

c. Will the loss of the plow in the earthquake extinguish the obligation?

3. Nicias and Pompey had to leave Rome for business reasons, leaving Caelius the amount of 1000 sesterces to keep and return to either of them on his return. Nicias manages to return before Pompeyo and asks Celio to give him the money, to which he refused, claiming that he would only return half of the money.

a. Classify the obligation according to the object and the subject.

b. Is Celio right in refusing to return the money, claiming that he would only give half to Nicias?

4. Anores, who had to leave on a long journey, gives Bidio a very valuable chest of jewels from his ancestors, so that he can take care of it and keep it with the obligation to return it to him on his return. Anores remained away for two years, a period in which Bidio kept said chest in an old closet where his daughters used to keep their personal jewels, disposing of them freely. When the time comes to return the chest, Bidio realizes that most of the jewels had lost the stones, before which Anores demands the corresponding compensation through the actio doli.

a. What type of obligation is according to the object?

b. What is the cause of breach of the obligation?