Myotherwisepersonalrightisthustransmutedintoarealright,accordingtowhichImaytakeandvindicatetheobjectasminewhereverImayfindit,withoutbeingresponsibleforthewayinwhichtheSellerhadcomeintopossessionofit。
Itisthereforeonlyinbehoofoftherequirementsofjuridicaldecisioninacourt(infavoremjustitaedistributivae)thattherightinrespectofathingisregarded,notaspersonal,whichitisinitself,butasreal,becauseitcanthusbemosteasilyandcertainlyadjudged;anditisthusacceptedanddealtwithaccordingtoapureprincipleapriori。Uponthisprinciple,variousstatutorylawscometobefoundedwhichspeciallyaimatlayingdowntheconditionsunderwhichaloneamodeofacquisitionshallbelegitimate,sothatthejudgemaybeabletoassigneveryonehisownaseasilyandcertainlyaspossible。Thus,inthebrocard,\"Purchasebreakshire,\"whatbythenatureofthesubjectisarealright—namelythehire—istakentoholdasamerelypersonalright;
and,conversely,asinthecasereferredtoabove,whatisinitselfmerelyapersonalrightisheldtobevalidasarealright。Andthisisdoneonlywhenthequestionarisesastotheprinciplesbywhichacourtofjusticeinthecivilstateistobeguided,inordertoproceedwithallpossiblesafetyindeliveringjudgementontherightsofindividuals。
40。IV。AcquisitionofSecuritybytheTakingofanOath。
(CautioJuratoria)。