Commentary for Bava Kamma 207:5
תנן השואל את הפרה ושילחה ביד בנו ביד עבדו ביד שלוחו או ביד בנו ביד עבדו ביד שלוחו של שואל ומתה פטור
but Rabbah said that he is still not an agent [to release the payer of responsibility]. R. Hisda said that he would be a [properly accredited] agent, for it was for this purpose that he took the trouble to appoint him in the presence of witnesses, so that he should stand in his place.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' And if some accident should happen with the money whilst still in his hands the payer would not be responsible ');"><sup>4</sup></span>
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