Commentary for Bava Batra 282:5

ולימא ליה רבי מאיר היא דאמר אדם מקנה דבר שלא בא לעולם

— [It is possible to] say that R. Meir holds this view<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Lit., 'that you heard.' ');">⁸</span> [only when possession is conveyed] to that which is [already'] in the world;<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' I.e., though the object is not, the recipient is in existence. ');">⁹</span>

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