Yosef Karo

“ Any situation where one does not have to go in front of a person to be judged, he does not have to worry about being called and he does not have to come for anything.
Paragraph 4- There are those that say that if a judge observes that one of the parties suspects the judge is twisting the ruling against him, the judge must give an explanation for his ruling even if the party does not ask. All the more so where a party demands they write the reason for the ruling. ”

“ One who tells his adversary let us go and be judged in another place, and the adversary responds, go and I will follow you, and the first individual goes but the second does not follow, the second must pay all of his expenses. When a refuser is paying expenses we do not require an oath as to how much was incurred. Rather he must prove how much he spent or the court will evaluate his expenses and charge accordingly. ”

“ They don’t have to write the reasons and proof- just the claims and the ruling. The losing party must pay immediately. If they change their ruling, they will return it to him. The only concept of writing is for an inferior court for a superior court. A superior court that judged, however, does not need to write because we do not suspect that they erred. Otherwise, there would be no end to this.
Paragraph 5- One who is found liable in judgement is not obligated to pay his adversary’s expenses, even if he forced him to be judged in another city. ”