Yosef Karo

“ A congregation that chose four or five decision-makers, does not follow the principle of majority because majority is only a concept in court. If the congregation said to follow the majority, and there is a tie, we do not say to add others to resolve the issue because the congregation only selected these individuals. Rather, these decision-makers can ask others and decide accordingly based on their response.
Paragraph 2- If the judges were tied, and one says I don’t know, they would add two others. ”

“ Once they have accepted the testimony they send everyone outside and they give and take on the matter. There are those that say that it is good to start with the inferior judge. If they are unanimous on the ruling, that is good. ”