Actio depositi contraria

In ancient Roman law, the actio depositi contraria was a counterclaim from a custody contract .

The depositor could at any time request the return of the deposited item and, if necessary, compensation. He pursued this claim with actio depositi . A conviction resulted in the loss of civil honor ( infamy ). In return, but only on a case-by-case basis, the custodian could defend himself by means of the actio depositi contraria and claim reimbursement of expenses and, if necessary, claims for damages.

Conceptually, the lawsuit is derived from depositum (Latin: the deposited). Deposit is the free takeover of a movable item for safekeeping. The custody contract was not only concluded through a formal agreement , but also required the handover of the thing ( real contract ). The custody for a fee, however, was subject to the locatio conductio (operis) . The custodian ( detentor ) was prohibited from using the thing. Therefore, he enjoyed no property protection and exposed himself to the accusation of furtum usus ( presumption of use) in the event of illegal use .

Individual evidence

↑ Georg Klingenberg , Martin Pennitz: Introduction to Roman law . 5th, verb. and supplementary edition Böhlau, Vienna [u. a.] 2012, ISBN 978-3-205-78886-7 .
↑ Heinrich Honsell : Roman Law, 5th edition. Springer, Zurich 2001, ISBN 3-540-42455-5 , p. 122.
^ Herbert Hausmaninger , Walter Selb : Römisches Privatrecht , Böhlau, Vienna 1981 (9th edition 2001) (Böhlau-Studien-Bücher) ISBN 3-205-07171-9 , p. 219.

[1] Georg Klingenberg , Martin Pennitz: Introduction to Roman law . 5th, verb. and supplementary edition Böhlau, Vienna [u. a.] 2012, ISBN 978-3-205-78886-7 .

[2] Heinrich Honsell : Roman Law, 5th edition. Springer, Zurich 2001, ISBN 3-540-42455-5 , p. 122.

[3] Herbert Hausmaninger , Walter Selb : Römisches Privatrecht , Böhlau, Vienna 1981 (9th edition 2001) (Böhlau-Studien-Bücher) ISBN 3-205-07171-9 , p. 219.