Reference for Gittin 102:8
והאי בכוליה בעי למכפריה ליה והאי דלא כפריה משום דאין אדם מעיז פניו בפני בעל חובו ובכוליה בעי דלודי ליה והאי דלא אודי ליה אישתמוטי הוא דקא משתמיט ליה סבר עד דהוו לי זוזי ופרענא ליה ואמר רחמנא רמי שבועה עילויה כי היכי דלודי ליה בכוליה
The Rabbis, however, were of opinion that he would not be brazen enough [to deny the debt to the creditor] himself but he would to his son. Hence since he is not so brazen, he is regarded as one restoring a lost article.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Because he acts spontaneously. For fuller notes on this passage v. Shebu. (Sonc. ed.) pp. 258-9, and B.M. pp. 8 and 9. [R. Eliezer b. Jacob will accordingly also accept the ruling of the Mishnah that no data are required of a restorer of a lost article. Consequently he cannot be in agreement with R. Isaac, who in turn will have to fall back on the Baraitha cited above for his sole support. This argument leads Tosaf. to give preference to the reading cited supra p. 230, n. 1.] ');"><sup>8</sup></span>
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