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Teshuvot Maharam, Lemberg Edition

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¹ ראובןשהלוה לעכו"ם ובא שמעון לעכו"ם וא"ל אלוה לך בפחות ותפרע לו אינו חייב לשלם לו כלום דלא ברי הזיקא ואין כאן אלא ספק גרמא² לקרותו רשע דהוי רשע טפי מעני המהפך בחררה ובא אחר ונטלה נקרא רשע: (קידושין ד' נ"ט.)

footnotes: ¹ ארוכות סי' קמ"ח עי"ש קצרות סי' נ"ט עי"ש. ² צ"ל אבל מותר.

Rabbi Meir of Rothenburg, his life and his works, by Irving A. Agus. Philadelphia, 1947

Q. A lent money to a Gentile at a definite rate of interest. B, then, approached the Gentile and said: "I shall let you have the money and charge you a smaller rate of interest than A. Take my money and pay him off." A. It is doubtful whether B caused A a loss of money, since A may find another borrower for his money as soon as he receives it from the Gentile. Even if B definitely caused A a loss of money, he did so indirectly; therefore, B is under no obligation to A. However, B acted unethically and should be denounced and called rashah (wicked). SOURCES: Cr. 59; Pr. 148; L. 375.