Thursday, April 30, 2009

Bava Metzia 5 - No Oath in the Case of "Here, it is Yours?" (Finds)

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Question against Rav Sheshet from the following ruling: "Four types of custodians take an oath if they partially admit their fault, a...
Wednesday, April 29, 2009

Bava Metzia 4 - The case of “here, it (your money) is yours” (Finds)

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A plaintiff claims to a defendant, "You owe me a hundred zuz   ($5000)," and the defendant says, "I owe you only fifty zuz, a...
Tuesday, April 28, 2009

Bava Metzia 3 - Borrower Admits Loan In Part (Finds)

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If one says, "You owe me $100," and the borrower admits to owing $50, the borrower has to repeat his statement under oath  and pay...
Monday, April 27, 2009

Bava Metzia 2 - Two People Found a Garment (Finds)

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Two litigants come before the court, holding onto a cloak. One says, "I found it first," and the other says, "I found it firs...
Sunday, April 26, 2009

Bava Kamma 119 - Stealing is a Serious Matter (Torts)

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One should not buy items from someone who tells him to conceal his purchase because they may be stolen. An informer may be killed if he i...
Saturday, April 25, 2009

Bava Kamma 118 - Thief Returns Stolen Object and Tells the Owner (Torts)

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If a river inundated a stolen field, the thief can say, "Here is your field," but Rabbi Eliezer obligates him to pay. If one sto...
Friday, April 24, 2009

Bava Kamma 117 - Extortionists Take A Field Away from the Robber (Torts)

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If one steals a field from his fellow, and the extortionists then take it from him, then if it is a province-wide plague, meaning that the...