Audio by Dr. Michael Sokolow

If the house collapsed upon a man and his wife [and] the heirs of the husband plead [that] the wife died first and [that] the husband died afterwards, [while] the heirs of the wife plead [that] the husband died first [and that] the wife died afterwards, Beth Shammai hold [that the estate] is to be divided, and Beth Hillel hold [that] possessions [are to remain with those who are] in their established right of ownership; the Kethubah in the possession of the heirs of the husband; [and] the property that comes in and goes out with her in the possession of the heirs of the father.  בתרא 9.9
נפל הבית עליו ועל אשתו-- יורשי הבעל אומרין, האישה מתה ראשון ואחר כך מת הבעל, יורשי האישה אומרין, הבעל מת ראשון ואחר כך מתה היא-- בית שמאי אומרין, יחלוקו; ובית הלל אומרין, הנכסים בחזקתן, וכתובה בחזקת יורשי הבעל, ונכסים הנכנסים והיוצאים עימה בחזקת יורשי האב
If the house collapsed upon a man and his mother, both agree that [the estate in dispute] is to be divided. R. Akiba said: I agree in this [case] that the estate [is to remain with those who are] in its established right of ownership. Ben Azzai said to him: [is it not enough that] we are suffering from the existing divisions of opinion that you [must] come to create differences for us where unanimity was declared?  בתרא 9.10
נפל הבית עליו ועל אימו, אלו ואלו מודים שיחלוקו׃ אמר רבי עקיבה, מודה אני בזה, שהנכסים בחזקתן; אמר לו בן עזאי, על החלוקין אנו מצטערין, אלא שבאת לחלוק עלינו את השווין

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