Commentary for Bava Batra 97:8

אמרי לה דבי רבי ינאי מתניתין בכותב לה ועודה ארוסה וכדרב כהנא דאמר רב כהנא

— The rule required to be stated for the case in which he has made a written declaration that he has no right or claim to her property.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' And therefore if we see him in occupation of a field that was hers, the presumption is that he bought it. ');">⁷</span> But suppose he has done so, what difference does it make, seeing that it has been taught, If a man says to another, I have no right or claim to this field, I have no concern in it, I totally dissociate myself from it, his words are of no effect?<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' V. Supra 43a. ');">⁸</span> — In the school of R. Jannai the answer was given that the Mishnah here [is referring to the case] where the husband made this declaration to the wife while she was still only betrothed to him; [and such a declaration would be valid] in virtue of the dictum of R. Kahana

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