Commentary for Bava Batra 102:4

אמר רב המוכר שדה לאשתו קנתה והבעל אוכל פירות במתנה קנתה ואין הבעל אוכל פירות ורבי אלעזר אמר אחד זה ואחד זה קנתה ואין הבעל אוכל פירות

R. Eleazar, however, said that in either case the wife becomes the legal owner and the husband is not entitled to the produce. In a case which actually occurred, R. Hisda followed the ruling of R. Eleazar. Rabban 'Ukba and Rabban Nehemiah,<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' (V. L. Mar 'Ukba and Rab Nehemiah. Rabban was a title borne by exilarchs, v. Hul. 92a.) ');">⁵</span> the sons of the daughters of Rab, said to R. Hisda: Do you mean then, Sir, to abandon the greater authorities and follow the lesser?<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' R. Eleazar was a pupil of R. Johanan, who himself deferred to Rab. ');">⁶</span>

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