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NeCede's

Maxim 4.4.14

When the principal does not hold, the incidents thereof ought not to obtain.

Quum principalis causa non consistit, ne ea quidem quae sequuntur locum habent.

Source: D. 50, 17, 129; Jackson Difficulty 2/5 — Approachable

Explanation

When the principal cause or right fails, all subsidiary rights and incidents that depend upon it also fail — the accessory cannot survive the principal.

Where this applies

  • The main claim fails and all related subsidiary claims fall with it.
  • A principal obligation is voided and the accessory obligations are also extinguished.

Legal domains

contractprocedural

Cite this maxim

NeCede Max. 4.4.14 — When the principal does not hold, the incidents thereof ought not to obtain. — D. 50, 17, 129; Jackson (Quum principalis causa non consistit, ne ea quidem quae sequuntur locum habent.)

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