Commentary for Bava Kamma 210:25

תדע דאמר רב אידי בר אבין הכופר במלוה כשר לעדות

'Where the other party was suspected regarding the oath.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' The plaintiff will take the oath. ');">⁴⁰</span> How so? [Where he took falsely] either an oath regarding evidence<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Dealt with in Lev. V, 2 and Shebu. IV. ');">⁴¹</span> or an oath regarding a deposit<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Cf. Lev. V, 21-23. ');">⁴²</span> or an oath in vain.'<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Cf. ibid. V, 4. ');">⁴³</span> But if there is legal force in your statement,<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' That by mere denial of a deposit the depositor becomes subject to the law of robbery. ');">⁴⁴</span> would not that party have become disqualified from the very moment of the denial?<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Even before having taken the false oath. ');">⁴⁵</span> — It might, however, be said that we are dealing here with a case where the deposited animal was at that time placed on the meadow, so that the denial could not be considered a genuine one, since he might have thought to himself, 'I will get rid of the plaintiff for the time being [so that he should no more press me for it] and later I will go and deliver up to him the deposited animal.'<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' For the ruling of R. Shesheth applies only to a case where it was definitely proved that at the time of the denial the deposit was actually in the hands of the depositor. ');">⁴⁶</span> This view could even be proved [from the following statement]:<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' B.M. 4a, 5b and Shebu. 40b. ');">⁴⁷</span> R. Idi b. Abin said that he who [falsely] denies a loan<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Without, however, having taken an oath. ');">⁴⁸</span> is not yet disqualified from giving evidence,<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' For since the denial was not confirmed by an oath it might have been made merely for the time being. i.e., to get rid of the plaintiff who pressed for immediate payment. ');">⁴⁹</span>

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