Responsa for Bava Kamma 92:12
ואי דקדים תבעיה לבעל פרה תחלה הכי נמי דאמר ליה לבעל פרה פרה דידך אזיקתן הב לי ראיה דאית לך שותפי
SO ALSO WHERE A COW GORED AN OX etc. [We have here] half damages plus quarter damages! Is it not [only] half of the damage that need be paid for? What then have full damages less a quarter to do here? — Abaye said: Half of the damage means one quarter of the damage,<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' I.e., a half of the half, as half constitutes the whole payment in the case of Tam. ');"><sup>9</sup></span>
Maharach Or Zarua Responsa
R. Asher disagrees with R. Hayyim Eliezer, and maintains that the rule of Asmakta is not applicable in this case. B is considered the agent of A, since the latter voiced no protest when B bound himself, in the presence of A to reconcile C for damages, in the event of a breach of promise. Under these arrangements, the sale was then completed, and the fulfillment of the terms rested with A.
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