Ketubot 93A

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disputants i.e., individuals who dispute Reuven’s ownership of the field, as long as Shimon has not yet taken possession of it, he can renege on the deal. However, once he has taken possession, Shimon cannot renege on the deal, because at that point the seller, Reuven, can say to him: You agreed to

There are those who say that even if Reuven sold him the field with a guarantee, Shimon may not demand a refund immediately when he discovers that there are disputants, as Reuven can say to Shimon: Show me your document of authorization to repossess property from me, and I will pay you.

Mishnah: In the case of one who was married to 3 women and died and the marriage contract of this wife was for 100 dinars and the marriage contract of this second wife was for 200 dinars, and the marriage contract of this third wife was for 300, and all 3 contracts were issued on the same date so

If there were 200 dinars in the estate, the one whose marriage contract was for 100 dinars takes 50 dinars, while those whose contracts were for 20,300 dinars take 3 dinars of gold each, which are the equivalent of 75 silver dinars. If there were 300 dinars in the estate, the one whose marriage con

Similarly, 3 individuals who deposited money into a purse, i.e., invested different amounts of money into a joint business venture: If they incurred a loss or earned a profit, and now choose to dissolve the partnership, they divide the assets in this manner, i.e., based upon the amount that each