Commentary for Bava Metzia 191:18

בעל פלוגתא דר' יוחנן ור"ל דאיתמר המוכר שדהו לחבירו לפירות ר' יוחנן אומר מביא וקורא ריש לקיש אומר מביא ואינו קורא

Rabina asked R. Ashi: What if one says to his agent, 'Go and loan yourself [for service] on my account, together with my cow;' must there actually be its [sc. the bailment's] owner, which is absent here? Or perhaps, 'a man's agent is as himself;' hence the condition is fulfilled? — Said R. Aha, the son of R. Awia, to R. Ashi: As for the husband,<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' I.e., the problem concerning him. ');">¹⁶</span>

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