Commentary for Bava Kamma 234:14

<big><strong>מתני׳</strong></big> שטפה נהר אומר לו הרי שלך לפניך:

If, however, he who was pursued broke utensils, he would be exempt only if they belonged to the pursuer, whose possessions could surely not be entitled to greater protection than his body,<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Cf. infra p. 713. ');">²⁴</span> whereas if they belonged to any other person he would be liable, as it is forbidden to rescue oneself by means of another man's possessions. But if a man ran after a pursuer with the intention of rescuing [some one from him] and [in his course accidentally] broke utensils, whether they belonged to the pursued or to any other person he would be exempt; this,<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' I.e., the latter ruling. ');">²⁵</span>

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