Καρποῦ δίκη
produce lawsuit
Translated by David Whitehead23 Apr 2003Vetting: high6 revisions
Translation
Those claiming that [a piece of land]1 is theirs bring suit against the possessors; then if they win they sue for the produce also. This is called a produce suit.
And Lysias in the [speech] Against Demosthenes about guardianship [writes]: "for if you have a complaint against this young man, and he has something of yours, bring suit against him in accordance with the laws: if your dispute is about a plot of land, a [dike] karpou; if it is about a house, a [dike] enoikiou; just as this suit of his now, against you, is a guardianship suit".2
And Lysias in the [speech] Against Demosthenes about guardianship [writes]: "for if you have a complaint against this young man, and he has something of yours, bring suit against him in accordance with the laws: if your dispute is about a plot of land, a [dike] karpou; if it is about a house, a [dike] enoikiou; just as this suit of his now, against you, is a guardianship suit".2