Reference for Bava Batra 56:3
טעמא מאי דאמרינן דלמא כדקאמר השתא איהו לא טעין אנן ליטעון ליה
[that the law of <i>hazakah</i> is derived from the law of the ox], it would follow that three years' possession would confer a legal title even without a plea [of justification].<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' E.g., that the holder bought it from the claimant, but has lost the deed. V. infra 41a. ');"><sup>2</sup></span>
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