Responsa for Bava Batra 293:6
ורב נחמן מאי טעמא לא אמר מוהעברתם ההוא מיבעי ליה לכדרבי דתניא רבי אומר בכולן נאמרה בהן נתינה וכאן נאמרה העברה אין לך שמעביר נחלה משבט לשבט אלא בת הואיל ובנה ובעלה יורשין אותה
Why does not R. Nahman derive it from, <i>Then ye shall cause to pass</i>?<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Cf. supra, n. 8. ');"><sup>14</sup></span> — He requires that [expression] for [the following], according to Rabbi. For it was taught: Rabbi said, In [the case of] all [the relatives<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' That were enumerated in Num XXVII, 9-11 ');"><sup>15</sup></span> the expression of] 'giving' is used but here<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' In the case of a daughter. ');"><sup>16</sup></span>
Teshuvot Maharam
Q. B claims that he gave A fifteen pounds to lend it on interest for two years and then give the principal and the interest to B's son if he should consent to marry A's daughter. B's son, however, refused to marry A's daughter and B wants his money back. A claims that he had originally accepted B's money as a dowry for his daughter, that he had taken possession of the gift for her, and that the money, therefore, belongs to her.
A. A dowry gift becomes the property of the donee only if the marriage takes place. Therefore, neither A nor his daughter has ever gained title to B's money, and A must return the principal plus the interest to B. Even if B expressly stipulated that he will forfeit the 15 pounds if the marriage does not take place, such a stipulation is considered an Asmakhta and is not valid. B, however, must pay A for his trouble in managing B's investments.
SOURCES: Cr. 86; Pr. 285; Mord. B.B. 615; Agudah B.B. 198.
A. A dowry gift becomes the property of the donee only if the marriage takes place. Therefore, neither A nor his daughter has ever gained title to B's money, and A must return the principal plus the interest to B. Even if B expressly stipulated that he will forfeit the 15 pounds if the marriage does not take place, such a stipulation is considered an Asmakhta and is not valid. B, however, must pay A for his trouble in managing B's investments.
SOURCES: Cr. 86; Pr. 285; Mord. B.B. 615; Agudah B.B. 198.
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