Responsa for Shevuot 61:10
מנין לשנים שבאו לדין אחד לבוש סמרטוטין ואחד לבוש איצטלית בת מאה מנה שאומרין לו לבוש כמותו או הלבישהו כמותך ת"ל מדבר שקר תרחק כי הוו אתו לקמיה דרבא בר רב הונא אמר להו שלופו פוזמוקייכו וחותו לדינא
Because it is said: From a false matter keep far. And how do we know that, if three persons have a claim of a hundred zuzim against one person,<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' And have no witnesses.');"><sup>9</sup></span>
Teshuvot Maharam
Q. A claims that he will not be able to argue his case properly because the partners, his opponents, being many, will confuse him. He demands that his friends be near him while he presents his arguments. May the partners object on the grounds that they do not want A's friends to listen to their private affairs, and that A's friends may direct A's presentation of his arguments by sly hints and facial expressions?
A. A cannot have his friends present at the trial, neither can the partners be present while one of them presents his claims, so that A may not be confronted with all the partners at the same time. Each partner shall present his claims separately and the verdict shall be passed on the accumulated evidence. If the court finds difficulty in remembering all the facts and claims, let the partners present their claims before two or three courts, or in two or three days to the same court, or let the court keep a written record of all claims.
SOURCES: Pr. 333; Mord. Shebu. 761; Rashba I. 1107.
A. A cannot have his friends present at the trial, neither can the partners be present while one of them presents his claims, so that A may not be confronted with all the partners at the same time. Each partner shall present his claims separately and the verdict shall be passed on the accumulated evidence. If the court finds difficulty in remembering all the facts and claims, let the partners present their claims before two or three courts, or in two or three days to the same court, or let the court keep a written record of all claims.
SOURCES: Pr. 333; Mord. Shebu. 761; Rashba I. 1107.
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