Related for Pesachim 199:7
ומעשה ברשב"ג [ורבי יהודה] ורבי יוסי שהיו מסובין בעכו וקדש עליהם היום א"ל רשב"ג לרבי יוסי ברבי רצונך נפסיק וניחוש לדברי יהודה חבירנו
And it once happened that R'Simeon B'Gamaliel, R'Judah and R'Jose were dining<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Lit., 'reclining'.');"><sup>7</sup></span> at Acco, when the day became holy upon them.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' I.e., the Sabbath or festival commenced.');"><sup>8</sup></span>
Tosefta Berakhot
It happened [once] that Rabban Shimon Ben Gamliel, Rebbi Yehudah and Rebbi Yossi we reclining [and eating] in Akko [on Friday afternoon], and the day was over (i.e. it became dark and Shabbat began). Rabban Shimon Ben Gamliel said to Rebbi Yossi, “Let us stop [eating because of] Shabbat.” He said [back] to him, “Everyday you prefer my words in front of Yehudah, [and] now you prefer the words of Yehudah in front of me. ‘Do you also want to kidnap the queen with me in the house?’ (Esther 7:8)” He said [back] to him, “If so, let us not stop [eating because of Shabbat, because] may be [if our students will see us stopping] the Halacha (law) will be established for generations [like Rebbi Yehudah].” They (i.e. their students) [later] said that they (i.e. Rabban Shimon Ben Gamliel, Rebbi Yehudah and Rebbi Yossi) did not move from there until they have established the Halacha like Rebbi Yossi.
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