Responsa for Bava Kamma 222:2
<big><strong>גמ׳</strong></big> אמר רב חסדא גזל ולא נתייאשו הבעלים ובא אחר ואכלו ממנו רצה מזה גובה רצה מזה גובה מאי טעמא כל כמה דלא נתייאשו הבעלים ברשותיה דמריה קאי
the reason being that so long as the owner did not give up hope of recovery, the misappropriated article is still in the ownership of the original possessor.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' V. J. Ter. VII, 3. ');"><sup>3</sup></span> But we have learnt: IF ONE MISAPPROPRIATED [FOODSTUFF] AND FED HIS CHILDREN<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' I.e., the one who robbed him. ');"><sup>1</sup></span>
Teshuvot Maharam
Q. A sent a pledge to B through a Gentile as security for a loan to be contracted through the Gentile. Upon A's seeking to redeem the pledge, B refused to accept the money, claiming that the Gentile had sold him the pledge.
A. The Gentile had no right to sell A's pledge; consequently, A has a right to redeem it.
SOURCES: Pr. 728.
A. The Gentile had no right to sell A's pledge; consequently, A has a right to redeem it.
SOURCES: Pr. 728.
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