Commentary for Yevamot 240:3

גופו דארוך וגוץ כליו דחיישינן לשאלה ואי חיישינן לשאלה חמור בסימני אוכף היכי מהדרינן

and as to one's CLOTHING [no reliability can be placed upon their identification] since borrowing might be apprehended.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' There is no proof that the dead man was wearing his own clothes. V. supra note 5. ');">⁵</span> If, however, borrowing is to be apprehended how could we allow the return of an ass<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' That was found. ');">⁶</span> on [the strength of] the identification marks of a saddle!<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' V. B.M. 27a. ');">⁷</span>

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