Responsa for Bava Batra 276:11
(מ"ט לאו) משום דחוששין לב"ד טועין
all erring court.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Hence, witnesses may put on record the statements of a dying person (as R. Nahman above quoted in the name of the Rabbis), even though they had not satisfied themselves as to the veracity of the statements. ');"><sup>29</sup></span> And why [is this case] different from [that] of Raba? For Raba said:<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Jeb. 106a. ');"><sup>30</sup></span> <i>Halizah</i> must not be arranged unless [the court] know [the widow and her brother-in-law], nor may a declaration of refusal<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Heb. Mi'un, A minor who has been betrothed by her father may have the engagement annulled on declaring before a court that she refuses to live with the man. ');"><sup>31</sup></span>
Teshuvot Maharam
A. If B took reasonable care to watch his sheet, even though he slept in the market place, he is free from any obligation to A, since he complied with A's instructions.
SOURCES: Pr. 843.