[Avodah] Alleged story about the SM"A

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From: Noah Witty < >
There is "famous" story about the SM"A who was involved in a din torah,
which he lost despite his acumen in Choshen Mishpat.  The dayanim explained
that they actually paskened like the SM"A's own peirush on the matter, while
the SM"A had, in his own behalf, taken the position of the Sha"Ch, who
disagrees with the SM"A's peirush. The story is usually conveyed as a
morality tale about the blinding effect of self-interest (negi'os

QUERY:  1)    Does anyone have a printed source for this story? If the 
answer is Krohn, pleas identify the book, and possibly a printed source 
earlier than Rav Shwadron zt"l.

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Shu"t Ksav Sofer YD: 109 - where the KS writes that he heard this "Mipeh
Kadosh Abba...ZT"L, ie the Chasam Sofer.

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