Responsa for Bava Batra 11:5
א"ל רב אחא בריה דרבא לרב אשי ת"ש מנה לי בידך אמר לו הין למחר אמר לו תנהו לי אם אמר נתתיו לך פטור אין לך בידי חייב
he is liable to pay. Now the expression, 'I have given it to you' is equivalent, is it not, to 'I paid when it fell due', and the expression, 'I do not owe you anything'<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Lit., 'Nothing of yours is in my hand'. ');"><sup>4</sup></span>
Teshuvot Maharam
Q. The community pronounced the ban against anyone who would buy the house of a certain Gentile. Is one permitted to exchange houses with that Gentile? Signed: R. Menahem.
A. Exchange is equivalent to buying, and is included in the above ban.
SOURCES: Mord. B. M. 395; Agudah B. M. 170.
A. Exchange is equivalent to buying, and is included in the above ban.
SOURCES: Mord. B. M. 395; Agudah B. M. 170.
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Teshuvot Maharam
Q. Some of the water from A's roofs used to drain into the Synagogue courtyard. Subsequently, A opened a spout, for the purpose of draining the water off his roof, which spout extended into the synagogue courtyard and thus all the water from A's roof was poured into the courtyard. The members of the community objected to this.
A. A must remove his spout.
SOURCES: Pr. 236.
A. A must remove his spout.
SOURCES: Pr. 236.
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