Responsa על בבא בתרא 94:2
Teshuvot Maharam
Q. A, the oldest brother in the family, who is in possession of his father's land, claims to have received it as a gift from him. He says that he was in undisturbed possession of it for many years before his father's death and for many years thereafter. Now his brothers want a share of the land. The local court decided in A's favor.
A. Since his brothers were young when their father died, A cannot claim undisturbed possession as proof of ownership for the period since his father's death, and must furnish documentary proof or witnesses to the effect that he enjoyed undisturbed possession for three years before his father's death.
SOURCES: Pr. 119; cf. Asheri, Sanhedrin 3, 37.
A. Since his brothers were young when their father died, A cannot claim undisturbed possession as proof of ownership for the period since his father's death, and must furnish documentary proof or witnesses to the effect that he enjoyed undisturbed possession for three years before his father's death.
SOURCES: Pr. 119; cf. Asheri, Sanhedrin 3, 37.
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