Commentary for Bava Batra 272:3
וריש לקיש אמר קנה לוקח קנין פירות לאו כקנין הגוף דמי
R. Johanan said [that] the buyer did not acquire ownership, [because] possession of usufruct is like the possession of the capital;<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Since the usufruct was in the ownership of the father, the capital, i.e., the soil also is regarded as being in his possession, and the son, therefore, is not entitled to transfer it to a buyer. ');"><sup>3</sup></span>
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