Responsa for Bava Batra 293:14
ואמר רב יוסף ואיתימא מר זוטרא ואיתימא רב נחמן בר יצחק וסימנך שלחן בצפון ומנורה בדרום האי מרבי דידיה והאי מרבי דידיה
and the crops would decay.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' And as they could not be stored away for long. prices would fall. ');"><sup>37</sup></span> [If] it inclined towards the south, the poor were distressed and landowners rejoiced because [that<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' The north wind. Cf. p. 635, n. 18. ');"><sup>38</sup></span> was an indication] that the yearly rains would be scanty and the crops could be preserved.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Consequently prices would rise. ');"><sup>39</sup></span>
Teshuvot Maharam
Q. B claims that he gave A fifteen pounds to lend it on interest for two years and then give the principal and the interest to B's son if he should consent to marry A's daughter. B's son, however, refused to marry A's daughter and B wants his money back. A claims that he had originally accepted B's money as a dowry for his daughter, that he had taken possession of the gift for her, and that the money, therefore, belongs to her.
A. A dowry gift becomes the property of the donee only if the marriage takes place. Therefore, neither A nor his daughter has ever gained title to B's money, and A must return the principal plus the interest to B. Even if B expressly stipulated that he will forfeit the 15 pounds if the marriage does not take place, such a stipulation is considered an Asmakhta and is not valid. B, however, must pay A for his trouble in managing B's investments.
SOURCES: Cr. 86; Pr. 285; Mord. B.B. 615; Agudah B.B. 198.
A. A dowry gift becomes the property of the donee only if the marriage takes place. Therefore, neither A nor his daughter has ever gained title to B's money, and A must return the principal plus the interest to B. Even if B expressly stipulated that he will forfeit the 15 pounds if the marriage does not take place, such a stipulation is considered an Asmakhta and is not valid. B, however, must pay A for his trouble in managing B's investments.
SOURCES: Cr. 86; Pr. 285; Mord. B.B. 615; Agudah B.B. 198.
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