Answer to Question #192013 in Law for Goitsemang Moeng

Question

Read the following scenario and then answer the question by choosing the correct option:

It is the second century BC. Flavius, a Roman merchant, enters into an agreement with 

Nikolaus, a Greek potter, to send him two hundred finely crafted Greek urns. However, when 

the urns finally arrive three months later, Flavius claims that the quality of the urns is not as 

agreed. Flavius refuses to accept the shipment and tells Nikolaus that he considers the contract 

to be void. Nikolaus is very distraught as he has travelled far in order to personally deliver the 

urns to Flavius in Rome; Nikolaus needs to sell the urns to be able to afford the journey home. 

He decides to take the dispute to court.

Which official will administer justice, and determine the civil procedure that the parties should 

follow in their lawsuit? Choose your answer from one of the following options:

(1) The aediles curules

(2) The praetor peregrinus

(3) The praetor urbanus

(4) The emperor

Answer 1

(2) The praetor peregrinus