<DIV><FONT face=Arial>Zev Sero wrote:</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial>"But that brings up another question: today it is very common to sell debts, without<BR>the debtor's knowledge or consent. Would a beit din not enforce the<BR>purchaser's right to collect, or would it do so only on the basis of<BR>dina demalchuta/minhag hatagarim?"</FONT></DIV>
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<P><FONT face=Arial>Although not my field, I believe that most </P>promissory notes have some language allowing them to be transferred without the consent of the debtor. Thus the debtor has consented ahead of time, so there would be no need for a maamad shloshtam.</FONT>
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<P><FONT face=Arial>David I. Cohen</FONT></P>
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