Mishnayos Kesuvos Perek 9 Mishnah 4
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כתובות פרק ט׳ משנה ד׳
If there is one who establishes his wife as a storekeeper in his store, or if he appointed her as a steward to handle his property and workers, this one, i.e., the husband, can administer an oath to her, having her state that she did not appropriate any of his possessions, whenever he wants. Rabbi Eliezer says: He can administer an oath even with regard to the products of her spindle and for her dough, which are matters related to the household, and not her function as a storekeeper.
הַמּוֹשִׁיב אֶת אִשְׁתּוֹ חֶנְוָנִית אוֹ שֶׁמִּנָּהּ אַפּוֹטְרוֹפָּא, הֲרֵי זֶה מַשְׁבִּיעָהּ כָּל זְמָן שֶׁיִּרְצֶה. רַבִּי אֱלִיעֶזֶר אוֹמֵר, אֲפִלּוּ עַל פִּלְכָּהּ וְעַל עִסָּתָהּ:
Bartenura
חנונית. למכור ולקנות בחנות:
אפוטרופא. להתעסק בממונו ולישא וליתן:
משביעה כל זמן שירצה. שבועה כעין של תורה על טענת שמא, ויכול לגלגל עליה שלא עשתה אונאה על פלכה ועל עיסתה:
ר״א אומר. אפילו לכתחילה שלא ע״י גלגול יכול להשביעה על פלכה ועל עיסתה. ואין הלכה כר״א:
חנונית – to sell and to buy in the store
אפוטרופא – to deal with his money and engage in business.
משביעה כל זמן שירצה – an oath like that of the Torah on a claim of perhaps, and he is able to assess her that she did not make a fraudulent representation/overcharging regarding her spindle and her dough.
... but the Halakha is not according to Rabbi Eliezer.