Responsa for Bava Batra 297:3

איבעיא להו שכיב מרע שהודה מהו ת"ש דאיסור גיורא הוה ליה תריסר אלפי זוזי בי רבא רב מרי בריה הורתו שלא בקדושה ולידתו בקדושה הואי ובי רב הוה

— Rab Judah said in the name of Rab: If he recovered he may not withdraw; sometimes, however, Rab Judah said in the name of Rab [that] if he recovered he may withdraw. But there is no contradiction [between the two statements]. The one<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Lit., 'that'. ');">⁹</span> [refers to the case] where the money is [still] available;<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' In such a case it is obvious that he kept the purchase money in readiness for the purpose of returning it should he recover and decide to cancel the sale. ');">¹⁰</span> the other<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Lit., 'that'. ');">⁹</span> [to the case] where he paid away for his debt.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' In such a case he cannot, on recovery, cancel the sale. ');">¹¹</span> The question was raised: What if a dying man [spontaneously] admitted [a debt]?<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Or that the property he possessed belonged to another person. Is this spontaneous admission sufficient to entitle the person named to the ownership of the sum or objects mentioned? ');">¹²</span>

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