Commentary for Taanit 52:14

מאן דאמר הלכה כרבי מאיר דרשינן לה בפירקא מאן דאמר מנהג מידרש לא דרשינן אורויי מורינן ומאן דאמר נהגו אורויי לא מורינן ואי עביד עביד ולא מהדרינן ליה

And Raba said: The established custom is in accordance with the view of R'Meir. On the view that the halachah is according to R'Meir we teach it [explicitly] in the school sessions; but if we say that the established custom is according to R'Meir, then we should not teach it explicitly in the school sessions but we may give our decisions in accordance with it; if, however, we say that the people followed the view of R'Meir then we do not definitely give a decision in accordance with it, but should one have acted on it we do not declare his action null. But R'Nahman said: The halachah is according to R'Jose.

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