PACIVS IN L.

as both sons succeed, the debtor and the creditor, the obligation will be completely confused immediately. Namely, because the credit is removed when the debtor succeeds, and the debt is removed when the creditor succeeds. Therefore, Africanus says poorly in the beginning of this law that the obligation is partly confused by succession, and partly from the fact that the peculium of the debtor arrives at the creditor. This objection has a semblance of truth, but it is easily solved. For since by operation of law, both burdens and hereditary credits are divided among heirs referencing Digest 10.2.25 and Codex 3.36.6, 2.3.26, 4.2.2, the debtor son succeeding for a half-share confuses half of the hereditary credit and extinguishes no part of the debt, because a debtor succeeding to a debtor is not freed but rather bound more. Conversely, the creditor son succeeding for the other half removes half of the debt and perishes no part of the credit, because a creditor succeeding to a creditor does not lose his right. Therefore, half of the burden remains in the debtor son, when the other half has been confused by the succession of the creditor. Again, half of the credit remains in the creditor son, when the other part has been confused by the succession of the debtor. Therefore, half of the obligation remains...