Reference for Yevamot 84:11

סתמא דמתני' ומחלוקת בברייתא מאי א"ל הלכה כסתם מחלוקת במתני' וסתמא בברייתא מאי א"ל

This is an anonymous Mishnah that was followed by a dispute,<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' The anonymous statement of the first Tanna in our Mishnah is immediately followed by the dispute of R. Judah and of R. Jose. ');">²⁹</span> where the <i>halachah</i> does not agree with the anonymous Mishnah; for R. Papa or, some say, R. Johanan stated: When a disputed ruling is followed by an anonymous one,<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Either in the same Tractate or in the same Order. ');">³⁰</span> the <i>halachah</i> is in agreement with the anonymous ruling; when, however, an anonymous ruling is followed by a dispute,<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' As in our Mishnah. ');">³¹</span> the <i>halachah</i> is not in agreement with the anonymous ruling. R. Abbahu once walked leaning upon the shoulder of his attendant,<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' [H] Many of the Rabbis had a [H], sham'a, who was both attendant and disciple of the Master and himself a scholar. ');">³²</span> R. Nahum, whilst gathering from him information as to traditional rulings.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Or halachoth. ');">³³</span> He inquired of him: What [is the <i>halachah</i>] where a dispute is followed by an anonymous statement? The other replied: The <i>halachah</i> is in agreement with the anonymous statement, 'What [is the halachah', the first enquired, 'when] an anonymous statement is followed by a dispute'? The other replied: The <i>halachah</i> is not in agreement with the anonymous statement. 'What if the anonymous statement occurs in a Mishnah and the dispute in a Baraitha'? The other replied: The <i>halachah</i> is in agreement with the anonymous statement. 'What if the dispute is in the Mishnah and the anonymous statement in the Baraitha'? The other replied:

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