Responsa for Bava Batra 278:4
והא גבי דר' יוסי בר' חנינא דאיכא פסידא ללקוחות ושויוהו רבנן כלוקח
— But, said R. Ashi, the Rabbis have given a husband the status<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Lit., 'they made him'. ');"><sup>7</sup></span> of an heir and [also the status of] a buyer; and whichever was better for him they gave him.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Lit., 'and they did as it was better for him'. ');"><sup>8</sup></span>
Teshuvot Maharam
Q. How can married women who turned informers be punished?
A. All punishments for sin prescribed by the Torah are applicable to women as well as to men. Therefore, a ban of excommunication may be put upon women informers. If they possess property over which their husbands exercise no rights, the injured party may collect damages from such property. He may also collect damages from their Niksei Melug [a wife's property, the income of which belongs to the husband although he is not responsible for the loss of the property itself] which may immediately be transferred to the claimant. The husband, however, will continue to reap the income of such property until his death or the death of his wife (whichever comes first) or until they are divorced.
SOURCES: Pr. 599; Mord. B. K. 90–1; Agudah B. K. 105.
A. All punishments for sin prescribed by the Torah are applicable to women as well as to men. Therefore, a ban of excommunication may be put upon women informers. If they possess property over which their husbands exercise no rights, the injured party may collect damages from such property. He may also collect damages from their Niksei Melug [a wife's property, the income of which belongs to the husband although he is not responsible for the loss of the property itself] which may immediately be transferred to the claimant. The husband, however, will continue to reap the income of such property until his death or the death of his wife (whichever comes first) or until they are divorced.
SOURCES: Pr. 599; Mord. B. K. 90–1; Agudah B. K. 105.
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