Commentary for Bava Batra 338:5

אי הכי שטרי הלואה נמי

If so,<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' That provision is made against the possibility of seizing lands from buyers who are unaware of the existence of a quittance. ');">¹²</span> [the same should apply to] bonds of indebtedness also!<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' I.e., why then is a quittance permitted, where a bond of indebtedness was lost? Surely it is possible that the buyers might not be aware of the existence of such a quittance. ');">¹³</span> — In that case<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' The case of a loan. ');">¹⁴</span>

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