(Mishnah): If two people were holding a garment and each claimed that "I found it'' or "It is all mine''...

Each one swears that they do not own less than half of it and they divide it.

If one says, "It is all mine'' and the other says, "Half is mine'', the first one swears that he does not own less than 3/4 and the second one swears that he does not own less than 1/4; the 1st one then takes 3/4 and the 2nd takes 1/4.

(Gemara - Beraisa): If a person said to his friend, "Give me the 100 zuz that you owe me. His friend replied that he does not know of any debt. If the lender found witnesses that the borrower owed 50 zuz....

R. Chiyah Rabah: Admission of witnesses is like the person himself admitting and he must swear on the rest (of the debt).

R. Yochanan: Admission of witnesses is not like the person himself admitting; therefore, he does not swear on the rest.

R. Ila: R. Chiyah Rabah learned his opinion from the case of our Mishnah. Holding half of the garment is as if he brought witnesses on that half and he swears on the other half - and the same is true in the law of R. Chiyah.

Question: Rabah bar Mamal and Rav Amram went in front of R. Binai. They said to him - surely a person who is suspected of being dishonest with money is not permitted to make an oath?

Answer: We do not allow a person suspected of making false oaths to swear, but if he is only suspected of being dishonest with money, he is still trusted to make an oath.