daf bit: Bava Kama 109
Apr. 16th, 2009 09:02 amIf a man robs another, the victim dies, and the robber confesses or is
found out, the compensation he owes goes to the victim's heirs. The
g'mara discusses the following case: a man robbed a convert and falsely
testified that he had not, and then the convert died (without producing
heirs) and the robber confessed. At this point God acquired title to
the compensation and granted it to the priests, so the robber owes the
priests. (He is not off the hook because the convert did not have
Jewish relatives.) (109b)