Commentary for Bava Kamma 34:19
תפשוט ליה מדרבה דאמר רבה זרק כלי מראש הגג ובא אחר ושברו במקל פטור דאמרינן ליה מנא תבירא תבר לרבה פשיטא ליה לרבא מבעיא ליה
Another [Baraitha] taught: In the case of poultry hopping upon dough or upon fruits which they either made dirty or picked at, the payment will be in full; but if the damage resulted from their raising there dust or pebbles, only half damages<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' As this kind of damage is subject to the law of Pebbles. ');"><sup>14</sup></span>
Tosafot on Bava Kamma
It seems that if a person throws a rock or arrow towards a vessel and another person comes along and shatters the vessel before the projectile strikes it, certainly the one who shattered the vessel (and not the one who threw the rock) is liable. In this instance we do not apply the rationale of “the second one broke the vessel.” simple logic call for us to distinguish between throwing a rock (toward a vessel) and throwing the vessel itself.
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