Commentary for Bava Batra 255:5

שלח ליה ר' אבא לרב יוסף בר חמא הלכה שלישי בשני כשר רבא אמר אף בראשון

I have full confidence in your father, I have full confidence in three oxherds',<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' I.e., ignorant men, unsuitable to act as judges. ');">⁹</span> R. Meir says, he may retract,<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Since these are legally disqualified, and their authority for acting as judges or witnesses is derived solely from his verbal consent, he may retract and allow the matter to be settled in accordance with the accepted legal procedure. ');">¹⁰</span>

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