Commentary for Bava Batra 48:18

מיתיבי מרחיקין גורן קבוע מן העיר חמשים אמה וכשם שמרחיקין מן העיר חמשים אמה כך מרחיקין מדלועיו ומקשואיו ומנטיעותיו ומנירו של חבירו חמשים אמה כדי שלא יזיק בשלמא לרב אשי ניחא אלא לאביי קשיא קשיא

— In the case of the pit where, if the tree was certainly [there first]. it is not to be cut down, then if there is a doubt we also do not say to him 'Cut it down.' But in this case where even if the tree was certainly there first it has to be cut down, then if there is a doubt we also order him to 'Cut it down.'<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' I.e., in each case the rule where there is a doubt is the same as the rule where there is no doubt whether the tree was there first. ');">¹⁶</span>

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