Jewish%20thought for Bava Batra 82:6

אמר רב הוה יתיבנא קמיה דחביבי ואמרי ליה וכי אין אדם עשוי ליקח ולמכור בלילה וחזיתיה לדעתיה אי א"ל קמאי דידי זבנה מינך מהימן מיגו דאי בעי א"ל אנא זבנתה מינך

I noted, however, his agreement in the case where the occupier said, 'The man from whom I bought it bought it from you in my presence;' then his word is accepted, because had he wished he [could have put forward a still stronger plea] by saying, I myself bought it from you. Raba said: The ruling of R. Hiyya is more likely to be right, because the Mishnah says [here], AN OCCUPIER BY VIRTUE OF INHERITANCE DOES NOT REQUIRE ANY PLEA. It is a plea that he does not require, but he does require to bring a proof [that the person from whom he inherited the land occupied it]!<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' And the same rule should apply to one who occupies in virtue of purchase from a third party. ');">⁵</span>

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