Responsa for Ketubot 173:11
<big><strong>מתני׳</strong></big> הפוגמת כתובתה לא תפרע אלא בשבועה עד אחד מעידה שהיא פרועה לא תפרע אלא בשבועה מנכסי יתומים ומנכסים משועבדים ושלא בפניו לא תפרע אלא בשבועה
A woman who impairs her kethubah is not paid except by an oath. If one witness testifies against her that [her kethubah] has been paid, she is not be paid except by an oath. From the property of orphans, from property with a lien on it and [from the property of] an husband who is not present she is not paid except by an oath.
Teshuvot Maharam
Q. B engaged A as tutor to his son. B said to A that since he, B, was unlearned and did not know whether or not A had sufficient knowledge to tutor his son, A must go to his (B's) relative C to be examined before entering upon his duties. A came to B's house and began to tutor B's son. Subsequently B discovered that A had never been examined by C. He, therefore, summoned A to court. A now declares himself ready to be examined, but B argues that A's present knowledge is no proof of his previous fitness for his position. Moreover, one witness testifies that at the time A undertook to teach B's son, he was not qualified to do so because of insufficient knowledge.
A. If A has now sufficient knowledge to teach B's son, the burden of proof lies on B that A did not have such knowledge at the time he was engaged. However, since B has one witness to support his claim, A must take an oath to the effect that he had sufficient knowledge at the time of the agreement. If A takes such oath, he will be entitled to collect his full wages from B.
SOURCES: Cr. 3; Pr. 488; Mord. B. B. 621. Cf. Agudah B. M. 172.
A. If A has now sufficient knowledge to teach B's son, the burden of proof lies on B that A did not have such knowledge at the time he was engaged. However, since B has one witness to support his claim, A must take an oath to the effect that he had sufficient knowledge at the time of the agreement. If A takes such oath, he will be entitled to collect his full wages from B.
SOURCES: Cr. 3; Pr. 488; Mord. B. B. 621. Cf. Agudah B. M. 172.
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