Quoting%20commentary for Ketubot 188:5

אי ר"מ אימא סיפא כתב לאחד ומסר לאחר זה שמסר לו קנה ואי רבי מאיר אמאי קנה האמר עדי חתימה כרתי

But if this represents the view of R. Meir, what about the final clause: “If he wrote [a deed] for one man [and then he wrote a deed for] and delivered it to another man, the one to whom he delivered it has acquired it?” Now if [this accords with] R. Meir why does he acquire possession? Did he not say that witnesses to the signature cause the document to be effective?

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