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since they are causing harm to the land, the seller does leave the land that is surrounding the trees for himself, as if he did not leave it, let the buyer say to him: Uproot your trees and go.
The Talmud discusses the reverse case: If one sold the trees and left the ownership of the land for himself, the halakha depends on the outcome of the dispute of R' Akiva and the Rabbis. According to R' Akiva, who says: One who sells, sells generously, the buyer has ownership of the land surroundi
The Talmud stated previously that according to the opinion of R' Akiva, the buyer has ownership of the land surrounding the trees. The Talmud clarifies this opinion: And even according to Rav Zevid, who said (37a) that in a case where one took possession of the land and another took possession of t
The Talmud stated earlier that according to the opinion of the Rabbis, the buyer does not have ownership of the land surrounding the trees. The Talmud clarifies this opinion: And even according to Rav Pappa, who says above that in a case where one took possession of the land and another took posses
§ The rabbis of Neharde’a say: If one consumed the produce of an overcrowded orchard, he does not thereby have presumptive ownership of the orchard. Rava objects to this: If that is so, how does one ever acquire this alfalfa field, which is planted without spacing? Rather, Rava said: If one sold