Reference for Bava Batra 70:5
א"ל רב אשי לרב כהנא אי לפירא אחתיה מאי הוה ליה למעבד א"ל איבעי ליה למחויי
THEIR PERIOD OF <i>HAZAKAH</i> IS THREE YEARS FROM DAY TO DAY. R. Abba said: If [the claimant of a piece of land] helps [the man In possession] to lift a basket of produce on to his shoulders, this at once creates a presumption [that the land belongs to the latter].<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' This act being a kind of admission that the land belongs to him. ');"><sup>8</sup></span> R. Zebid said: If, however, he pleads, 'I have installed him [as a metayer] with a right to the produce [but not the ownership of the land],' his plea is accepted. This too is only the case if the plea is made within three years [of the alleged transfer], but not later. Said R. Ashi to R. Kahana: If he had made him a metayer [for more than three years], what was he to do?<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' So as to ensure that he will be able to recover the property at the end of the period of leasing. ');"><sup>9</sup></span>