Responsa for Bava Kamma 229:13
רב משמיה דר' חייא אמר הדין עם הראשון דינא דלוקח דלישקול זוזי מגנב ולא עשו בו תקנת השוק ור' יוחנן משום דר' ינאי אמר הדין עם השני דינא דלוקח דלישקול מבעל הבית ועשו בו תקנת השוק
no ownership is thereby transferred,<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' To the purchaser who would thus have to restore the articles without any payment at all. ');"><sup>23</sup></span> the other master<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' I.e., Rab. ');"><sup>24</sup></span>
Teshuvot Maharam
Q. A's house was robbed and he reported this in town. Subsequently, he recognized one of his books in B's possession B had bought the book from C who had bought it from a Gentile. Moreover, A does not usually sell his books. B, therefore, stated under oath the price he paid for the book; but A constantly deferred payment of that amount.
A. A owes that amount to B. Since the court has a right to distrain a debtor's article for the benefit of the creditor, the court may surely confirm B in the possession of the book after the latter pays to A the difference between its actual value and the price he had originally paid. If B paid C for the book more than the latter paid to the Gentile, C must return the difference to A.
SOURCES: Am II. 138.
A. A owes that amount to B. Since the court has a right to distrain a debtor's article for the benefit of the creditor, the court may surely confirm B in the possession of the book after the latter pays to A the difference between its actual value and the price he had originally paid. If B paid C for the book more than the latter paid to the Gentile, C must return the difference to A.
SOURCES: Am II. 138.
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