Commentary for Yevamot 76:15

או שותות (במדבר ה, טו) והביא האיש את אשתו אמר רחמנא וליכא אלא מתוך שלא שותות לא נוטלות כתובתן

the doubtful claim overrides the certainty!<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Lit., 'and doubt comes and takes away from the hands of certainty'. V. supra n. 8. ');">²⁷</span> — Beth Shammai are of the opinion that a bond of indebtedness which is due for repayment is regarded as [already] repaid!<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Sot. 25a. The amount of the debt is deemed to be in the virtual possession of the creditor. The claims respectively of the heirs and the creditor are, consequently, of equal force. If the father died first his son inherited his estate and the creditor had immediately come into the legal possession of a share of the estate equal to the amount of his debt. If the son died first the heirs come into possession of the entire estate. As it is not known who died first the claims of the two parties are equally doubtful and of equal validity. ');">²⁸</span>

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