Responsa for Ketubot 169:14
ההיא איתתא דאיחייבא שבועה בי דינא דרב ביבי בר אביי אמר להו ההוא בע"ד תיתי ותישתבע במתא אפשר דמיכספא ומודיא אמרה להו כתבו לי זכוותא דכי משתבענא יהבי לי אמר להו רב ביבי בר אביי כתבו לה
There was a woman who was obligated to take an oath at the court of R. Bibi b. Abaye. Her opponent said to them, “Let her come and take the oath in the town, where she might feel ashamed [of her action] and confess.” She said to them, “Write out the verdict in my favor so that after I shall have taken the oath it may be given to me.” Bibi b. Abaye said to them, “Write it out for her.”
Teshuvot Maharam
Q. R. Moses, the plaintiff, was not present when the defendants, the Jewish inhabitants of Quedlinburg, took an oath in order to nullify the testimony of R. Moses' single supporting witness; must they take the oath again in the presence of R. Moses?
A. If the oath has been legally administered by a proper person (who is related neither to R. Moses nor to the inhabitants of Quedlinburg) there is no need for another oath.
This Responsum is addressed to R. Shemariah, and is the second communication regarding this case.
SOURCES: Pr. 231; L. 382; Tesh. Maim. to Haflaah, 1. Cf. P. 514; Mord. Ket. 296–7.
A. If the oath has been legally administered by a proper person (who is related neither to R. Moses nor to the inhabitants of Quedlinburg) there is no need for another oath.
This Responsum is addressed to R. Shemariah, and is the second communication regarding this case.
SOURCES: Pr. 231; L. 382; Tesh. Maim. to Haflaah, 1. Cf. P. 514; Mord. Ket. 296–7.
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