Skip to content- Bis idem exigi bona fides non patitur, et in satisfactionibus non permittitur amplius fieri quam semel factum est. Good faith does not allow the same thing to be exacted twice; and in satisfying claims, it is not permitted that more should be done after satisfaction has once been rendered.
- Bonae fidei emptor quod ad fructus attinet loco domini paene est. A buyer in good faith is virtually in the position of owner as far as the fruits are concerned. Dig. 41.1.48pr. • The passage continues, “Even before he receives (the fruits), they belong to the good-faith buyer as soon as they are harvested.”
- Bonae fidei non congruit de apicibus juris disputare. It is incompatible with good faith to insist on the extreme subtleties of the law.
- Bonae fidei possessor in id tantum quod ad se pervenerit tenetur. A possessor in good faith is liable only for that which he himself has obtained (literally, what has come to him). 2 Co. Inst. 285.
- Bona fide possessor facit fructus consumptos suos. A possessor in good faith is entitled to the fruits (or produce) that he consumes.
- Bona fides exigit ut quod convenit fiat. Good faith demands that what is agreed on shall be done.
- Bona fides non patitur ut bis idem exigatur. Good faith does not allow payment to be exacted twice for the same thing.
- Bona fides quae in contractibus exigitur aequitatem summam desiderat. Good faith that is required in contracts calls for the highest level of fair dealing. Dig. 16.3.31pr.
- Bona fides tantundem possidenti praestat quantum veritas, quoties lex impedimento non sit. Good faith is as much a guarantee to a possessor as is truth, as long as the law poses no impediment. Dig. 50.17.136.
- De fide et officio judicis non recipitur quaestio, sed de scientia sive sit error juris sive facti. The good faith and honesty of purpose of a judge cannot be questioned, but his knowledge may be impugned if there is an error either of law or of fact.
- In bonae fidei contractibus ex mora usurae debentur. In good-faith contracts, interest payments are owed from delay. Dig. 22.1.32.2.
- Mala fides superveniens non nocet. La mala fede sopravvenuta non nuoce. The bad faith (of a prior possessor) that comes as a surprise (to the good-faith possessor) does him no harm. Cf. Dig. 41.1.48; 41.10.4.
- Nil consensui tam contrarium est, qui ac bonae fidei iudicia sustinet, quam vis atque metus. There is nothing so contrary to consent, which sustains decisions of good faith, as force or fear. Dig. 50.11.116.
- Qui auctore iudice comparavit bonae fidei possessor est. Somebody who has bought something with a judge’s approval is a possessor in good faith. Dig. 50.17.137 (cf. Dig. 11.7.14.1).
- Res bona fide vendita propter minimam causam inempta fieri non debet. A thing sold in good faith should not become unsold for a trivial cause. Dig. 18.1.54.
- Tenens domino fidem praestare debita servitia tenetur, et dominus invicem tenenti protectionem et jura sua omnia. A tenant is bound to show good faith and render services owed to his landlord, and the landlord, in turn, to protect the tenant in all his rights.
- Ubi lex inhibet usucapionem, bona fides possidenti nihil prodest. When a statute bars usucaption, the possessor’s good faith is no advantage to him. Dig. 41.3.24pr.
