Reference for Bava Batra 302:3

אמר להו לסהדי היכי הוה מעשה אמרו ליה אמרה הכי ווי דקא מיתה הך איתתא אמר להו א"כ הוה מצוה מחמת מיתה ומצוה מחמת מיתה חוזר

He, [however,] did not come, saying, 'Why should I come? Surely, [some portion of the estate] was left to her and [symbolic] acquisition from her [also] took place.'<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Cf. supra note 4. ');">⁷</span> [Thereupon] he sent to him, [the following message]: 'If you do not come I will chastise you with a thorn that causes no blood to flow'.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' He would place him under the ban. ');">⁸</span> He<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' R. Nahman. ');">⁹</span>

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