Commentary for Bava Metzia 71:4
פעמים ששניהם באשם כגון שנגנבה ואמרו מתה מחמת מלאכה דתרוייהו קא כפרי ממונא דהא מיחייבי וקא פטרי נפשייהו
'Sometimes both are liable to a sin-offering.' E.g., if it died a natural death, and they maintained that an accident had befallen it. Thus, the hirer, who is free [from responsibility] in both cases,<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Whether it dies a natural death or is the victim of a mishap. ');"><sup>4</sup></span>
Tosafot on Bava Metzia
From here it is possible to prove that the law is like the opnoin that holds that a renter is similar to (in responsibility) a paid watchman.
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Tosafot on Bava Metzia
its also possible to prove from the start of chapter a widow to a kohen Godal (Yevumas 66b) and in chapter the borrower (later in Bava Metzia 97a) in the case of mareimer the son of chanina .....
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