Commentary for Yevamot 132:9

אמר רבא קנייה מיתנא אמר ליה נאנאי בריה דרב יוסף בריה דרבא לרב כהנא והאמר רבא אמר רב נחמן הלכה כרב יהודה אמר ליה מי לא מודה רב יהודה דמחוסר גוביינא וכיון דמחוסר גוביינא ברשותיה קאי

stated in the name of R. Nahman that the law is in agreement with Rab Judah!<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' That zon barzel property, such as the robe was, belongs to the wife'! ');">²³</span> The other replied: Does not Rab Judah admit that the robe had still to be collected [by the wife]?<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Of course he does. The robe does not come into the actual possession of the woman until her claim is proved and the robe surrendered to her by the husband or his heirs. ');">²⁴</span> Since it had still to be collected it remained in the husband's possession.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' The orphans were, therefore, entitled to use it as part of the dead man's shroud. The woman's claim upon it is undoubtedly valid, but has not any greater force than that of the holder of a mortgage. V. infra note 3. ');">²⁵</span>

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