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Rav Kahana came before Rav Yehuda. Rav Kahana’s neighbor went and brought two witnesses. One said: Rav Kahana entered two rows into his neighbor’s land, and one said: Rav Kahana entered 3 rows into his neighbor’s land. Rav Yehuda said to Rav Kahana: Go and pay two out of the 3 that your neighbor
Rav Kahana said to Rav Yehuda: In accordance with whose opinion are you ruling that the testimony of witnesses who contradict each other is valid? Is it in accordance with the opinion of R' Shimon ben Elazar? As it is taught in a baraita that R' Shimon ben Elazar said: Beit Shammai and Beit Hillel d
With regard to what did Beit Shammai and Beit Hillel disagree? They disagree with regard to one set of witnesses, where one witness says that a litigant owes 100 dinars and one witness says that he owes 200; as in such a case, Beit Shammai say that their testimony is divided, and they do not combi
Rav Kahana then said to Rav Yehuda: How can you rely on this opinion? But I can bring you a letter from the West, Eretz Yisrael, stating that the halakha is not in accordance with the opinion of R' Shimon ben Elazar, and that in fact Beit Hillel also disqualify two witnesses in such a case. Rav Ye
§ The Talmud relates: There was a certain man who resided in a loft in Kashta for 4 years. At the end of that period, the prior owner of the house came and found him there. The prior owner said to him: What do you want with this house of mine? The possessor said to him: I purchased it from so-and-s