Reference for Bava Metzia 233:12
איני והאמר רב אשי כי הוינא בי רב כהנא הוה אמרינן מודה רבי יוסי בגירי דיליה
— Is it then reasonable [to maintain] that R. Jose and the Rabbis dispute with reference to damages? Surely we know them to hold the reverse! For we learnt: A tree must be removed [at least] twenty-five cubits from a pit.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Because its roots undermine the earth, and if nearer, ultimately cause it to collapse. ');"><sup>10</sup></span>
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