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And if it is a case where one did not declare them ownerless, there is still a difficulty. If Rav Pappa’s statement is in accordance with the opinion of Shmuel, who says: We learned that one is liable for damage caused by all obstacles that he places in a public domain, whether or not he declares th
The Talmud asks concerning an obstacle that is a subcategory of Pit: What is different about Pit that it is defined it as a unique category? It is that its initial formation, i.e., the digging of the pit, is done in a manner that can result in damage, and it is your property, and responsibility for
The meaning of the term Maveh is not clear; therefore, the Talmud asks: What is the primary category of Maveh to whose subcategories the Talmud referred? If one suggests that Rav Pappa said his statement in accordance with the opinion of Shmuel, who says: Maveh, this is the category of Eating, this
And if you would say that there is a distinction: The primary category is a case where one causes damage while awake, and a subcategory is a case where one causes damage while asleep; but didn’t we learn in a Mishnah (26a): The legal status of a person is always that of one forewarned, and he is l
Rather, perhaps Rav Pappa was referring to cases where one causes damage with his phlegm or his spittle. The Talmud asks: What are the circumstances where one would be liable for damage in that case? If it is a case where his phlegm and spittle cause damage as they were moving through the air afte