
If
a creditor tells to his debtor, “You owe me a maneh (100 zuz, $5000),
and the debtor says, “I owe you nothing because I never borrowed,” and
witnesses testify against the debtor that he did borrow, and
subsequently the debtor said, “I paid this debt” - he is presumed a
liar in reference to that money, and without providing witnesses he is
not believed that he repaid.
A monetary
obligation imposed by the court, such as Ketubah, has the strength of a
document, and without witnesses one is not believed to claim that he
repaid it.