Shulchan Arukh Choshen Mishpat · Siman 53
Shulchan Arukh Choshen Mishpat 53 — English translation
Translation: Sefaria Community Translation. Section numbers match the Hebrew text above.
- 11. Not To Modify the Document, 1 Seif: If a person has a document against his friend for one maneh and he says to modify it to two documents of 50 each or if he has two documents of 50 each and says to make one document of 100 for him, we would not listen to him. RAMA: It is forbidden to modify the document, even if they know that the first loan has not been paid back, unless they have the consent of the borrower. (HaMagid, Perek 23; Rabbeinu Yerucham) Even if a lender has one document of 100 and says to tear it up and replace with a document for 50, we would not listen to him, because the borrower may have paid back the 100 and the lender gave him a receipt and now the lender will produce the document of 50 and say this is a different document and he will be able to collect with it.
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שלא לשנות השטר. ובו סעיף אחד:
מי שיש לו שטר על חבירו במנה ואמר עשו לי שנים מחמשים חמשים או שיש לו שנים של חמשים חמשים ואמר שיעשו לו א' של מנה אין שומעין לו: הגה ואפי' ידעי' שאין השטר הראשון פרוע אסור לשנות אלא מרצון הלוה (המגיד פכ"ג מה' מלוה ורבינו ירוחם) ואפילו יש לו א' של מאה ואומר שיקרעוהו ויעשה לו א' של חמשים אין שומעין לו שמא פרע לו אותו של ק' וכתב לו עליו שובר ויוציא זה של חמשים ויאמר זה שטר אחר הוא ויגבה בו:
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