Commentary for Bava Batra 313:3

<big><strong>מתני׳</strong></big> נפל הבית עליו ועל אביו או עליו ועל מורישיו והיתה עליו כתובת אשה ובעל חוב יורשי האב אומרים הבן מת ראשון ואח"כ מת האב ובעלי החוב אומרים האב מת ראשון ואח"כ מת הבן

'R. Eliezer said: On the Sabbath his [verbal] instructions are legally valid, because he is unable to write, but not on a week-day. R. Joshua said: [If] they said [this] in [respect of] the Sabbath, how much more so in [the case of] a week-day. Similarly: One may acquire ownership on behalf of a minor but not on behalf of [a person who is] of age; these are the words of R. Eliezer. R. Joshua said: [If they allowed possession to be acquired] on behalf of a minor, how much more so on behalf of[a person who is] of age.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' R. Judah's version of the respective views of R. Eliezer and R. Joshua follows that recorded in the Mishnah. ');">⁷</span> <b><i>MISHNAH</i></b>. [IN THE CASE WHERE] A HOUSE<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Lit., 'the'. ');">⁸</span> COLLAPSED UPON A MAN<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Lit., 'upon him'. ');">⁹</span>

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