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A Tax Free Meal
‘A Town Whose Torah Scroll Was Stolen…'
(Bava Basra 43a)
Returned Check Fee
Five months later, Mr. Levy's check bounced because of insufficient funds. The gmach was charged a $25 returned check fee.
Looking For Family (Bava Batra 115a)
If the deceased left no children, no descendants of his children, no father and no siblings, one looks further up the paternal family tree to see whether a grandfather survived him.
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If Goats Had Wheels
‘The Goats Ate Husked Barley’
(Bava Basra 36a)
Modeh Bemiktzat Oath In The Case Of Partial Admission (Siman 75:4)
The security interest is equivalent to heilach, tendering payment of the debt, because it empowers the court to seize and sell the defendant’s land to cover the debt.
Witness Falsehood
So I can't testify without raising the issue of Mr. Gold's disqualification? asked Mr. Hyman.
Sales Agent
I instructed him to sell for $125, not less. Please pay the difference, or return the bike and I will refund the $100.
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Within His Grasp
‘Title…Is Established In Three Years’
(Bava Basra 28a)
This Is My Place; I Bought It From Him
What happens if the occupier claims he purchased the house from a third party?
Shulchan Aruch Choshen Mishpat (Siman 75:3) – Whether Litigants Must Specify Their Claims
If the creditor responds to this unsolicited admission by thanking the debtor for reminding him of the debt, the finder is still absolved from taking an oath.
Ran Over
When Mr. Sender returned from work, he called Mr. Neuman. You left your bike in front of my car last night. I accidentally ran over it.
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Beyond The Letter Of The Law
‘He May Be Replaced By One Who Teaches Faster’
(Baba Basra 21a)
Siman 75:2
The reason one witness supporting the defendant excuses him from taking the Modeh Bemiktzat oath of partial admission is based on the same logic that obliges him to take the oath when one witness testifies against him.
This Is My Place
The court will ask Shimon: Why did you stand silently by for three years? Why did you not challenge Reuven or at least lodge an objection in the presence of two witnesses?
Siman 75 – Whether Litigants Must Specify Their Claims
Even if the litigant is sophisticated in matters of Jewish business law, he still must specify his pleadings.
Love Thy Neighbor As Thyself (Bava Batra 25b)
According to Rabbi Yosi, as long as one remains within the confines of one’s own property and one does not actively damage one’s neighbor’s property, one has the right to act as one wishes.
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Sanctity In The Margins
‘Its Length Shall Equal Its Circumference’
(Bava Basra 14a)
Peeping Tom (Bava Batra 59a)
There is nothing illegal about looking at other people just as there is nothing illegal with talking about other people.
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A Fundraisers Reward
‘Those Who Persuade Others To Give Charity Are Greater’
(Bava Basra 9a)
Loan Costs
I'm not an expert in the laws of ribbis, replied Mr. Rubin, but we can check with Rabbi Dayan.
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No Trespass
‘Two Gardens: One Above The Other…’
(Bava Metzia 118b)
Burst Pipe
Mr. Lewis quickly called the owner above, Mr. Wasser, but the phone was busy. He ran upstairs and knocked on the door.
The Laws Of Debt Collection (Bava Metzia 113a)
When it comes to the payment of debts, halacha, like other systems of law, struggles with two competing concerns.
Tenant Broker
When the landlord deposited Shalom's final rent check, it was refused for insufficient funds. He asked Shalom to make good on the rent.
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For Lack Of Funds
‘Merchants in Sura Are Not in Violation of…’
(Bava Metzia 111a)
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Must Investments Be Invested?
‘The Parts of the Iska Are Interdependent’
(Bava Metzia 105a)
Slavery, Independence, And Work Ethics (Bava Metzia 76b)
The freedom to quit a job in the middle, like the exercise of all freedom, may need to be restrained to the extent that it hurts innocent people.
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A Public Servant
‘You, Our Master, Are On Loan To Us…’
(Bava Metzia 97a)
Eviction Of Tenants And The Portability Of Mezuzot (Bava Metzia 101b)
The length of the advance eviction notice required by the halacha depends on the season in which the eviction occurs and the location of the premises.
The Flame Of Chanukah
Yossi settled down with some chocolate coins to study for a test on hilchos Chanukah. Suddenly, there seemed to be a commotion in the street.