STABULARII

nautae, caupones, stabularii (naw-tee, kaw-poh-neez, stab-y[schwa]-lair-ee-I). [Latin] Roman law. Carriers by sea, innkeepers, stablers. • The phrase was used in an edict holding shippers, innkeepers, and stablers liable for damages to goods entrusted to them for safekeeping (receptum). Members of this group were also vicariously liable for the torts of their employees and slaves. “The […]