PEH344
Title
PEH344
Hirsch Summary
A, who was impoverished, pawned his gold items, which had been made for him by a well-known goldsmith, at a pawnshop. When he traveled, he gave the pawn ticket to a friend, B. B regretted that over the years, the interest (at 6 percent annually) would consume the pawned items. He went to C, a wealthy man, and asked him to lend him the money to redeem the pledges. C granted his request; B brought the items to C, who kept them with his own belongings. After some time, A returned from his journey. He was still in poor circumstances and asked C to sell the items and give him the surplus from the proceeds compared to the pawn amount. During the sale, it turned out that the items C intended to sell were made of copper. A couldn't remember what his own gold items looked like. Chija Cohen de Lara ruled that A must swear that he had bought the items as gold from a reputable goldsmith (further evidence for his claims being the high appraisal from the pawnshop); C must swear that the items had been continuously under his careful custody. Then B would bear the loss.
Volume
3
Published Date (est.)
1756-04-01
Author Short Name
Cohen
Author
Cohen de Lara, Chija
Rector Short Name
Abendana
Rector
Abendana de Britto, Isaac Chaim
Collection
Tags
Citation
“PEH344,” Pri Ets Haim Amsterdam Responsa, accessed July 6, 2025, https://pehh.library.utoronto.ca/items/show/10095.