Reference for Bava Kamma 210:4

שומר שכר אני עליו חייב שהרי פטר עצמו משבורה ומתה

as he would thereby have released himself from liability in the case where the animal became maimed or died;<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' For which a thief is liable but not a bailee. ');">⁵</span> again, even where the false defence was that 'I am a borrower regarding it,' he would be liable,<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' In accordance with Lev. V, 21-25. ');">⁴</span>

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