Commentary for Bava Metzia 78:9
א"ל דינא הכי המוציא מחבירו עליו הראיה א"ל הכי דיינינא לך ולכל אלימי דחברך אמר ליה סוף סוף אתו סהדי ולא מסהדי א"ל תרתי לא עבדי
Shall we assign the estates to the child, but perhaps the woman is not dead, and a minor is not permitted to enter a captive's estate? — Said Abaye: Therefore half is given to the [last] sister, and a steward is appointed in respect of the other half on behalf of the child. Raba said: Since a steward is appointed for one half, a steward is appointed for the other half too. Subsequently it was heard that the old woman was dead.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' But nothing was known of the daughter. ');"><sup>8</sup></span>
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