A deed records a gift but does not state that the giver said 'Sit down in this field.' What is the presumption?
The Rambam rules that a deed lacking the phrase indicating public possession is presumed to be a secret gift — and a secret gift is legally void as a fraudulent transfer.
Question 2
A person publicly protests that a deed is false, and later writes a public gift deed for the same field. What is the result?
A public protest irrevocably voids any gift made afterward, even if the new gift deed is completely public. The protest stands and cannot be retracted.
Question 3
Two gift deeds for the same field bear the same date. One mentions a kinyan and one does not. Which prevails?
When two gift deeds conflict on the same date, the one that explicitly records a kinyan has legal priority over the one that does not.
Question 4
Two gift deeds for the same field bear the same date and both mention a kinyan. Which recipient gets the field?
When two same-day gift deeds both mention a kinyan, the second deed represents the giver's later decision. It supersedes the first as the expression of final intent.
Question 5
A woman told a man she would only marry him if he gave her his property. He did so, but they never married. Does she keep the property?
The gift was explicitly conditioned on marriage. Since the marriage never occurred, the condition failed and the property reverts to the giver — the gift is void.