Talmud Bavli
Talmud Bavli

Responsa for Bava Metzia 209:8

<big><strong>מתני׳</strong></big> המקבל שדה מחבירו ולא עשתה אם יש בה כדי להעמיד כרי חייב לטפל בה א"ר יהודה מאי קצבה בכרי אלא אם יש בה כדי נפילה:

Whilst if he proposes, 'Let us divide the profit and the principal, and should you incur a loss I will bear it with you:' he can answer, 'No. The fortune of two is better than that of one.'

Teshuvot Maharam

Q. A and B jointly loaned money to a Gentile. When the Gentile repaid part of his obligation, A wanted to keep the entire sum for himself, and told B to collect his part from the Gentile.
A. A loan in the hands of a Gentile is very insecure. Therefore, A cannot dissolve the partnership until the entire loan is collected; and B is entitled to his share of the money already paid by the Gentile.
This Responsum is addressed to R. Isaac.
SOURCES: Cr. 49; Pr. 916; L. 372; Mord. B. M. 392; Rashba I, 869; Mordecai Hagadol, p. 293d.
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Teshuvot Maharam

Q. A and B jointly loaned money to a Gentile. When the Gentile repaid part of his obligation, A wanted to keep the entire sum for himself, and told B to collect his part from the Gentile.
A. A loan in the hands of a Gentile is very insecure. Therefore, A cannot dissolve the partnership until the entire loan is collected; and B is entitled to his share of the money already paid by the Gentile.
This Responsum is addressed to R. Isaac.
SOURCES: Cr. 49; Pr. 916; L. 372; Mord. B. M. 392; Rashba I, 869; Mordecai Hagadol, p. 293d.
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Teshuvot Maharam

Q. A and B jointly loaned money to a Gentile. When the Gentile repaid part of his obligation, A wanted to keep the entire sum for himself, and told B to collect his part from the Gentile.
A. A loan in the hands of a Gentile is very insecure. Therefore, A cannot dissolve the partnership until the entire loan is collected; and B is entitled to his share of the money already paid by the Gentile.
This Responsum is addressed to R. Isaac.
SOURCES: Cr. 49; Pr. 916; L. 372; Mord. B. M. 392; Rashba I, 869; Mordecai Hagadol, p. 293d.
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