Commentary for Shevuot 96:7

אמר רב חמא השתא דלא איתמר הלכתא לא כרב ושמואל ולא כרבי אלעזר האי דיינא דעבד כרב ושמואל עבד דעבד כרבי אלעזר עבד

That which R'Papa said: He who impairs his bond, and died, his heirs swear the oath of heirs, and obtain payment.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' If the holder of a bond admitted having received part payment, he cannot obtain the rest without an oath. If he dies, his heirs swear the oath of heirs, and obtain payment; and we do not, in this case, apply the ruling of Rab and Samuel that a man cannot bequeath an oath to his heirs.');">⁹</span> There was a man who died, and left a guarantor.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' One man lent money to another on a document, and a third person became a surety for the loan. The borrower died (so that the lender became liable for an oath) , then the lender died; and his heirs claimed from the surety.');">¹⁰</span>

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