Responsa על בבא מציעא 153:4
Teshuvot Maharam
Q. B was interrupted in carrying on his duties as tutor to A's son as a result of the son's illness. Must A pay B his full wages?
A. I learned this law from my teacher, R. Samuel b. Solomon, of France: The tutor must be paid in full; for a tutor is in a similar position as the public workers of Mahoza who are reported to become weakened by lack of work (B. M. 77a). However, the following distinction should be made: If A's son was a sickly child, and A failed to warn the tutor about it, the tutor should get his full pay; but if the boy was usually healthy, the tutor should not be paid for the period of his pupil's illness.
SOURCES: Cr. 191; Pr. 137; L. 157; Mord. B. M. 344. Cf. Tesh. Maim. to Kinyan, 31; Agudah B. M. 117.
A. I learned this law from my teacher, R. Samuel b. Solomon, of France: The tutor must be paid in full; for a tutor is in a similar position as the public workers of Mahoza who are reported to become weakened by lack of work (B. M. 77a). However, the following distinction should be made: If A's son was a sickly child, and A failed to warn the tutor about it, the tutor should get his full pay; but if the boy was usually healthy, the tutor should not be paid for the period of his pupil's illness.
SOURCES: Cr. 191; Pr. 137; L. 157; Mord. B. M. 344. Cf. Tesh. Maim. to Kinyan, 31; Agudah B. M. 117.
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