Commentary for Bava Metzia 37:12

הניחא למ"ד זכות הוא לעבד שיוצא מתחת רבו לחירות וכאביי דאמר עדיו בחתומיו זכין ליה שפיר אלא למ"ד חוב הוא לעבד שיוצא מתחת יד רבו לחירות מאי איכא למימר

and this is interpreted [as applying to a case] where the debtor admits [the debt], and the reason [why the notes are not returned] is that they may have been written in Nisan and the loan may not have been granted till Tishri, so that [the creditor] may take away [the debtor's sold property]<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' I.e., the property sold by the debtor between Nisan and Tishri. ');">¹¹</span>

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