Halakhah for Ketubot 39:8

א"ר שימי בר אשי וביוצא מתחת יד אחר אבל מיד עצמו לא מאי שנא תחת יד עצמו דלא דלמא זיופי מזייף מתחת ידי אחר נמי דלמא אזל וחזא אתא וזייף כולי האי לא מצי מכוין

Shimi b. Ashi said: And only when it is produced by another person, but not [if it is produced] by himself. What is the difference if he himself produces it? Because he may have forged [the signatures of the witnesses]. [If so] even when produced by another person also, perhaps he went and saw [the signatures] and forged [them]? All of this, it is too difficult to direct [his handwriting].

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