Commentary for Bava Batra 266:2

סבר רב עיליש קמיה דרבא למימר שני נמי שקיל א"ל דייני דחצצתא הכי דייני לאו היינו דשלח רב אחא בר רב עויא

[Raba, however], said to him, 'Such decisions are given by arbitration judges,<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' I.e., judges whose knowledge of the law is not extensive enough to enable them to give legal decisions, and they consequently have recourse to arbitration (Rashi. and R. Gersh.). 'Graveyard judges' (R. Han.). ');">⁴</span> [is] not [the case exactly] the same as [that] which [was] sent [by] R. Aha son of 'Awya?'<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Since the first was entitled to be legal heir, the succession cannot be terminated. ');">⁵</span> As he<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' R. 'Ilish. ');">⁶</span>

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