Commentary for Bava Metzia 44:10

מוחזק ועומד מאי כרכתא מאי אמר ליה אסירן:

[But what if they belong to] orphans who [are minors and] cannot legally renounce [their possessions]? — [R. Ashi] answered him: We do not assume that every piece of ground is the property of orphans.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' As the majority of the fields or gardens do not belong to orphans we do not reckon with the possibility of orphan ownership. ');">¹⁹</span> But what if it is known [to be the property of orphans]? Or if the tree is surrounded by a fence?<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Guarding it against ravage by vermin and creeping creatures. ');">²⁰</span>

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