Commentary for Bava Batra 90:4
אמר רבה סיפא ביוצא מתחת ידי אחר וקאמר ליה אחר בפני אמרת לו למוכרו וליתנו במתנה מיגו דאי בעי א"ל מינך זבנתיה כי א"ל נמי בפני אמרת לו למוכרו דבריו קיימין ומהימן
Abaye raised an objection [to this from the following]: If a man sees his slave in the possession of a craftsman or his garment in the possession of a fuller, and says to him: 'How comes this with you?' [and the other replies:] 'You sold it to me,' or, 'You made a present of it to me,' his plea is of no effect. [If he says], 'In my presence you told him to sell it or to give it to me,' his plea is valid. Why is the ruling here different in the second case and in the first?<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' This question refers to the meaning of the above dictum; its bearing on the argument comes later. ');"><sup>4</sup></span>
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