Bava Kamma 56a
The Case of a Single Witness
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Rather, this case concerns a single witness,
whose testimony is not sufficient to render
another liable, and to which the transgression
of Torah law consequently does not apply.
Nevertheless, a litigant can be forced to
take an oath based on the testimony of a
single witness, and refusal to take this
oath would obligate the litigant to pay.
Therefore, the witness has caused an indirect loss
and is liable according to the laws of Heaven.
whose testimony is not sufficient to render
another liable, and to which the transgression
of Torah law consequently does not apply.
Nevertheless, a litigant can be forced to
take an oath based on the testimony of a
single witness, and refusal to take this
oath would obligate the litigant to pay.
Therefore, the witness has caused an indirect loss
and is liable according to the laws of Heaven.