Responsa for Bava Batra 249:4
ועוד הא אמר רב נחמן אמר רבה בר אבוה יתומים שגבו קרקע בחובת אביהן בעל חוב חוזר וגובה מהן
why he does not [take a double portion when] land [was collected]? [Is it not] because their father did not bequeath that land? [In the case of] money also, their father did not bequeath that money! Furthermore, surely, R. Nahman said in the name of Rabbah b. Abbuha: [If] orphans collected [a plot of] land for their father's debt<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' That was owing to him. ');"><sup>3</sup></span>
Teshuvot Maharam
Q. A died leaving an estate that consisted of loans and investments in the hands of Gentiles. His first-born demands a double portion of the debts.
A. A first-born is entitled to a single portion only out of the part of the estate that consists of loans in the hands of others, especially when the debtors are Gentiles, even if such loans are already repaid at the time the estate is divided among the heirs. If the loans, however, were secured by pledges, the first-born would be entitled to a double portion therefrom.
SOURCES: Cr. 67.
A. A first-born is entitled to a single portion only out of the part of the estate that consists of loans in the hands of others, especially when the debtors are Gentiles, even if such loans are already repaid at the time the estate is divided among the heirs. If the loans, however, were secured by pledges, the first-born would be entitled to a double portion therefrom.
SOURCES: Cr. 67.
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