Bava Kamma 56a
Hiring False Witnesses
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One who hires false witnesses, what are the circumstances?
If we say that he hired them for his own benefit, in order
to extract payment from another, he is required to reimburse
that person with money, and he is liable according to human
laws for receiving money under false circumstances.
Rather, the case is one where he hired false witnesses for the
benefit of another. In such a case the injured party cannot sue
the other litigant, since the latter did not hire the witnesses,
nor can he sue the person who hired them, since that person
received no personal benefit.
If we say that he hired them for his own benefit, in order
to extract payment from another, he is required to reimburse
that person with money, and he is liable according to human
laws for receiving money under false circumstances.
Rather, the case is one where he hired false witnesses for the
benefit of another. In such a case the injured party cannot sue
the other litigant, since the latter did not hire the witnesses,
nor can he sue the person who hired them, since that person
received no personal benefit.