Tractate Bava Batra

Masechet Baba Batra is the third tractate of the Seder Nezikin.
The Baba Batra gemara is the study of laws relating to matters relating to individual responsibility and the rights of property holders.
The Baba Batra tractate is a gemara which contains 10 chapters.

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Bava Batra – Chapter 1

The Gemara of chapter 1 (daf 2a to 17a) discusses partners wishing to divide shared property, and dividing walls.

Bava Batra – Chapter 2

The Gemara of chapter 2 (daf 17a to 28a) addresses the prohibition against digging too close to a neighbor's property, and the required distances.

Bava Batra – Chapter 3

The Gemara of chapter 3 (daf 28a to 61a) expands on the presumption of ownership (chazakah) acquired through undisputed use.

Bava Batra – Chapter 4

The Gemara of chapter 4 (daf 61a to 73a) discusses one who sells a house, and what is included in the sale by default.

Bava Batra – Chapter 5

The Gemara of chapter 5 (daf 73a to 92a) addresses one who sells a ship, and other cases of default inclusions in a sale.

Bava Batra – Chapter 6

The Gemara of chapter 6 (daf 92a to 102b) discusses one who sells produce, and the applicable measurement standards.

Bava Batra – Chapter 7

The Gemara of chapter 7 (daf 102b to 108a) addresses one who says to his friend "a field", and the ambiguous terms of a sale.

Bava Batra – Chapter 8

The Gemara of chapter 8 (daf 108a to 139b) discusses the laws of inheritance and the order of succession among heirs.

Bava Batra – Chapter 9

The Gemara of chapter 9 (daf 139b to 160a) addresses the laws of dividing an inheritance among heirs.

Bava Batra – Chapter 10

The Gemara of chapter 10 (daf 160a to 176b) discusses legal documents (shtarot) and their proper formulation.