PEH637
Title
PEH637
Group ID
59
Hirsch Summary
A received a commodity from overseas, where it is known that slow weight loss occurs due to drying. When he sold the commodity, he kept 400 pounds for his friend B and weighed it in front of two workers. He offered it to B at the same price as he sold the other commodity. When B wanted to accept the commodity, he found a 4% underweight and wanted to reduce the purchase price accordingly. Joseph Piza declares the deduction to be unjustified since B only has to pay the price paid by the other buyer. For this commodity, a 4% loss per month is nothing unusual. The decision applies under the condition that there is no contrary commercial custom. Cf. 234.
Volume
8
Local
4
Written Date
1780-07-28
Published Date (est.)
1780-09-30
Author Short Name
PizaJo
Author
Piza, Joseph
Rector Short Name
Salem
Rector
Salem, Salomo
Collection
Citation
“PEH637,” Pri Ets Haim Amsterdam Responsa, accessed July 6, 2025, https://pehh.library.utoronto.ca/items/show/10677.