Responsa for Gittin 99:18
ודלמא הני מילי לענין שבועה דגדול במילי דאבוה כקטן דמי אבל לענין זבורית לא
in which case they meant it to apply only to minor orphans but not to grown-ups, or was their reason that a lender does not ordinarily take into account the risk of the debtor dying and leaving his property to his orphans, so that there is no question of placing obstacles<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Lit., 'so that this should bar the door'. ');"><sup>18</sup></span>
Teshuvot Maharam
d) Q. While L managed the estate she gave presents to certain persons thinking she had the right to do so. Are the orphans entitled to take back the presents?
A. The recipients are entitled to retain these presents since they may claim that L gave them out of her own property, and since it appears that the market ordinance (takkanat hashuk) was to apply to property given away as presents.
A. The recipients are entitled to retain these presents since they may claim that L gave them out of her own property, and since it appears that the market ordinance (takkanat hashuk) was to apply to property given away as presents.
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