Responsa for Bava Batra 250:6

אמר רבה מסתברא טעמא דבני מערבא דאי קדים סבתא וזבנא זבינה זביני

[R. Huna's reason is this:] Whosoever says, '[Another person shall be my heir] after you,'<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' As here, where the granddaughter has nominated heir after the grandmother. ');">¹⁴</span> is [regarded] as one who said, '[That person shall be my heir] from now'.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' The granddaughter, in the case cited, consequently came into the possession of the estate during her lifetime, the grandmother only enjoying the right of usufruct. Hence, it was not 'prospective' property' that R. Huna had granted the husband. ');">¹⁵</span> Rabbah said: The reason [given] by the Palestinians<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Who treated the estate as prospective property. ');">¹⁶</span>

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