Reference for Bava Metzia 9:9

מתניתא קא רמית עליה דר' חייא ר' חייא תנא הוא ופליג

in consequence of his own admission, but you do not impose [an oath] on him in consequence of the evidence of witnesses!<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' This is a direct contradiction to the ruling of R. Hiyya, according to which the evidence of witnesses regarding part of a disputed claim causes an oath to be imposed on the defendant, as inferred by means of a Kal wa-homer from 'partial admission'. V. supra 3a-4a. ');">⁸</span>

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