# Institutes of Gaius 1.1.255-256

Roman Law and Society, Institutes of Gaius, 1.1.255 to 1.1.256. Latin.

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(200) This, however, is not always the case, for guardians appointed by will are not compelled to furnish security, because their fidelity and diligence have been approved by the testator himself; and curators who have not obtained their office by law, but who are appointed either by a consul, a Prætor, or the governor of a province, are, for the most part, not required to furnish security, for the reason that they have been chosen on account of their being considered sufficiently trustworthy. [Original manuscript illegible.] Roman Law Homepage Rome Law Texts

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