Responsa for Avodah Zarah 13:10

היו שנים אחד מטמא ואחד מטהר אחד אוסר ואחד מתיר אם היה אחד מהם גדול מחבירו בחכמה ובמנין הלך אחריו ואם לאו הלך אחר המחמיר ר' יהושע בן קרחה אומר בשל תורה הלך אחר המחמיר בשל סופרים הלך אחר המיקל א"ר יוסף הלכתא כרבי יהושע בן קרחה

If [he consulted] one sage and he declared it forbidden, one should not consult another sage who might declare it permitted. If there were two sages, and one declares it impure and the other pure, one forbids and the other permits, then if one of them is superior to the other in learning and in number of years, follow his opinion. And if not, follow the one holding the stricter view. Joshua b. Korah says: In laws of the Torah follow the stricter view, in those of the scribes follow the more lenient view. Joseph said: The halakhah is according to R. Joshua b. Korha.

Teshuvot Maharam

Vinegar that has been mixed with the yeast of beer must be sold to a Gentile before Passover (in order not to violate the commandment of Ex. 12,19 and 13,7, which prohibits a Jew from possessing leaven during the Passover week). The Gentile may be told that if he holds the vinegar until after Passover, a Jew will buy it from him.
SOURCES: Cr. 68; Pr. 31; L. 340; Rashba I, 850.

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Teshuvot Maharam

On the Sabbath, a Jew is not permitted to pour sewage into a stone-trough, which is situated partly in his yard and partly in the public domain (used to carry off sewage into the street), unless the trough is covered for four cubits length in the public domain.
SOURCES: Cr. 69; Pr. 31; L. 341; Rashba I, 850; Mord. Shabb. 375.

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