Commentary for Bava Batra 129:1
הלכה כדברי חכמים ורב ירמיה בר אבא אמר שמואל הלכה כרבי עקיבא אמר ליה רב ירמיה בר אבא לרב הונא והא זמנין סגיאין אמריתה קמיה דרב הלכתא כרבי עקיבא ולא אמר לי ולא מידי אמר ליה היכי תניתה אמר ליה איפכא תנינא משום הכי לא אמר לך ולא מידי
The <i>halachah</i> follows the ruling of the Sages. R. Jeremiah b. Abba, however, said in the name of Samuel that the <i>halachah</i> follows the ruling of R. Akiba. Said R. Jeremiah b. Abba to R. Huna: Did I not frequently say in the presence of Rab that the <i>halachah</i> follows the ruling of R. Akiba, and he did not say a word to me? Said R. Huna to him: How did you report his ruling? — He said to him: I reported them [with the names] reversed.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' These, of course, were not the actual words of R. Jeremiah. Perhaps we should read, [H] [so MS.M. v. D. S.], 'he gave him the rulings in the reverse form', making R. Akiba say that the vendor interprets the terms of sale strictly and the Sages that he interprets them liberally. ');"><sup>1</sup></span>
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