Commentary for Bava Batra 300:6

בניו דתנן הכותב כל נכסיו לבניו וכתב לאשתו קרקע כל שהוא אבדה כתובתה

'One's slave' — for we learnt: If one gave all his property to his slave, in writing. [the latter] goes forth [as] a free man. [If] he left [for himself] some lands [the slave] does not go forth [as] a free man.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' V. supra 149b. ');">¹¹</span> 'One's wife' — for Rab Judah said in the name of Samuel: If [a dying man] gave all his property to his wife, in writing. he [thereby] only appointed her administratrix.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Supra 131b (q.v. for notes). 144a, Git. 14a. ');">¹²</span>

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