Commentary for Bava Kamma 102:16

כתנאי המדלה מים מן הבור ובא חבירו ואמר לו הנח לי ואני אדלה מים כיון שהניחו משתמש פטור רבי אליעזר בן יעקב אומר משימסור לו דליו

Raba raised the question: Where [the second comer] filled in the one handbreadth [which he had previously dug] with earth, or where he removed the stones [which he had previously put round the mouth of the pit], what would be the legal position? Are we to say that he has undone what he had previously done,<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' And thus released himself from further responsibility. ');">¹³</span>

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