Commentary for Bava Batra 338:12
רשב"ג אומר הנותן מתנה לחבירו והחזיר לו את השטר חזרה מתנתו וחכ"א מתנתו קיימת: מאי טעמא דרשב"ג אמר רב אסי נעשה כאומר לו שדה זו נתונה לך כל זמן שהשטר בידך
A certain woman once gave to a man money [wherewith] to buy for her [a plot of] land. He went [and] bought for her [the land] without [providing for the] security<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' He failed to arrange for the seller to pledge his landed property for the field he bought. ');"><sup>32</sup></span> of its tenure. She came before R. Nahman<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' To complain against the unsatisfactory terms of the purchase. ');"><sup>33</sup></span> [who] said to the agent.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Lit., to him', the man who acted on behalf of the woman. ');"><sup>34</sup></span>
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