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What happens when it's not clear whether a person was indeed on his deathbed? In the aftermath of determining whether his gift was valid, it becomes a matter of dispute - hinging on whether the rule of the burden of proof being on the one making a claim applies in this case. Plus, what happens when witnesses and a certification document contradict, and the person himself undermines his initial claim? Also, more on the dispute - specifically, the opinions of Rabbi Yochanan and Resh Lakish of the value of witnesses vs. a documentation, and why each is right in his position -- with interesting wrinkle, like whether one might have been a minor, and why we don't exhume the body to check.
More on the case of a possible minor as the heir who then sells the inheritance property. How old must one be to emerge from the "minor" status in this context? Physical maturity? 13? 18? 20? 35? Also, does a 14-year-old girl know the ins and outs of commercial dealing? If she does, her property...
Published 11/27/24
More on the debate between Rav and Shmuel and the possible kinyan (formal act of acquisition) on the deathbed gift. Which leads to a case of a deathbed will that implies bequeathing property, regardless of whether the person recovers -- or really only in the event that he dies. Plus, why Nehardea...
Published 11/25/24