Commentary for Bava Batra 313:5

<big><strong>גמ׳</strong></big> תנן התם המלוה את חבירו בשטר גובה מנכסים משועבדים על ידי עדים גובה מנכסים בני חורין

OR [THAT OF] A CREDITOR;<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' But he left neither money nor possessions wherewith to meet his obligations. ');">¹²</span> [AND, IN THE FIRST CASE]. THE HEIRS OF THE FATHER PLEAD [THAT] THE SON DIED FIRST AND THE FATHER AFTERWARDS,<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' The son did not consequently inherit from his father whose estate would, therefore, be inherited by his living heirs. ');">¹³</span> WHILE THE CREDITORS PLEAD [THAT] THE FATHER DIED FIRST AND THE SON AFTERWARDS,<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Hence, the son inherited his father's estate, and they, as the son's creditors, are entitled to seize it for their debts. ');">¹⁴</span>

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