Responsa for Bava Kamma 222:7
והא מתני ליה רבי לרבי שמעון בריה לא דבר שיש בו אחריות ממש אלא אפילו פרה וחורש בה חמור ומחמר אחריו חייבין להחזיר מפני כבוד אביהן
Raba could however say to you that what is meant is this: If their father left them property constituting [legal] security<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' I.e., realty. ');"><sup>12</sup></span> they would be liable to pay.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' For the father's realty became legally mortgaged for the liability arising out of the robbery he committed. ');"><sup>13</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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