Commentary for Bava Kamma 222:4

אם הניח לפניהם פטורין מלשלם: אמר רמי בר חמא זאת אומרת רשות יורש כרשות לוקח דמי

Raba, however, said the possession of an heir is not on a par with the possession of a purchaser,<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' The article could therefore not rightly remain with the heirs though it would have remained with a purchaser. ');">⁶</span> for here we are dealing with a case where the food was consumed [after the father's death].<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' But if still intact it would go back to the proprietor. ');">⁷</span>

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