Juridical Dissertation on Contumacy (1701) - Page 13

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The Object of Contumacy constitutes the precept or command of the Judge which is held in contempt. arg. l. un. ff. si quis Jus dic. non obtemp. & l. 53. §. fin. ff. de Re Judic. Such a command is a Citation, which the Judge decrees at the instance of a party, per l. 68. ff. de Judic. l. 3. §. 8. de damn. inf. c. 18. X. de for. comp. and a Judicial Sentence, both interlocutory and definitive. t. t. ff. & C. de Re Judic.

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Mere concealment, therefore, is not enough for one to be held as Contumacious, but a Citation, and indeed a just and restrictive or peremptory one, so called because it destroys further delay and does not allow the adversary to tergiversate further, but mandates a precise appearance: per l. 70. ff. de Judic. See, however, Zasius ad l. 53. ff. de Re Judic. (which a just process for Contumacy therefore follows. Mev. P. 1. Dec. 239. num. 7. Carpz. P. 1. C. 9. def. 16. n. 4.) is required: arg. l. 68. ff. de Judic. Petrus Myllerus de processu judic. p. 435. B. Dn. Bardili, Exc. 20. θ. 13. n. 45. Stephan. ad Nov. 112. c. 3. A Citation, if it is the principle and foundation of a trial, per §. fin. Inst. de Pæn. tem. litig. Regarding which matter see Zal. ad l. 53. ff. de Re Judic. who thinks that in some cases this very thing fails. Such a peremptory Citation is also considered to be such if that threat is added to the citation, [that] if the cited party does not appear, the Judge will nevertheless decide on the case at the instance of the opposing party, what Law and Justice have demanded. He shall appear then or not, so there shall happen in the case, upon the Plaintiff's instance, nothing less than what is of Right. Brunnem. ad l. 8. C. Quom. & Quand. Jud. Carpz. Jpr. for. P. 1. C. 2. def. 22. B. Dn. Lauterb. in Coll. Theor. Pract. ad tit. ff. de in Jus voc. θ. 25. Although the word peremptorily (Endlich) is not found in the citation. arg. l. 71. ff. de Judic. Vid. l. 2. C. Quom. & quand. Judex Carpz. d. l. For that threat has the force of a peremptory citation. Carpz. d. l. & tr. de Process. tit. 7. art. 1. num. 27. Besold. p. 4. Conf. 167. where, however, for a peremptory citation it does not recognize this: That plaintiffs should send in their necessities within 6 weeks.