PEH341

A gave B 2000 guilders so that he could engage in trade with the money for one year for a joint account. B was to receive 1 percent of the profit in advance for managing the business. When B wanted to settle accounts after the year ended, A suddenly died, causing B to postpone the payment of his share of the business. With the money, he bought a batch of goods from the cargo of a ship that had just arrived, as the goods were very cheap, and he immediately sold them with a profit of 100 percent. The joy over this good deal killed him. Disagreements arose between the heirs of A and B over the distribution of the profit from the last business transaction. Meir b. Abraham Hacohen Alfasi decided that the profit from this transaction should also be distributed according to the agreed-upon formula.

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1755-09-18

1756-01-03

Abendana de Britto, Isaac Chaim