Related for Ketubot 50:10
ורבי חייא מאי שנא בן דלא דקרוב הוא אצל אביו אח נמי קרוב הוא אצל אחיו
But [according to] R. Hiyya, why is the son different that [he is] not [raised]? Because he is related to his father. A brother too is related to his brother!
Tosefta Ketubot
Rabbi Lazar said: When [does this apply]? When there is a legal complaint in court [about the guy's status], but when there is no legal complaint in court, they raise to the priesthood on the basis of 1 witness. What constitutes a legal complaint? If they said: "How did Ploni jump into the priesthood?", "He never did the priestly blessing in shul", "He never took his priestly portion"—this is not a legal complaint. [If they said:] "He is son of a divorcée", "son of a halutzah", "a natin" or "a bastard"—this is a legal complaint. Rabbi raised [someone] to the priesthood based on 1 witness. Rabbi Yose raised [someone] to the priesthood based on 1 witness.
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