Commentary for Bava Kamma 77:12

איפוך רבי יוחנן אמר מעליית אפוטרופסין רבי יוסי בר חנינא אמר מעליית יתומין

But read the following clause: IF AN OX OF A DEAF-MUTE, AN IDIOT OR A MINOR HAS GORED, THE COURT OF LAW APPOINT A GUARDIAN IN WHOSE PRESENCE WITNESSES WILL BE ABLE TO TESTIFY [SO THAT IT WILL EVENTUALLY BE DECLARED <i>MU'AD</i>]. Now, does this not prove that a guardian is appointed in the case of <i>Tam</i> to collect [the payment of half-damages] out of its body? — Raba replied [that the text of the concluding clause] should be understood thus: If the oxen are presumed to be gorers, then a guardian is appointed and witnesses will give evidence for the purpose of having the cattle declared <i>Mu'ad</i>, so that should another goring take place,<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' But no payment will be made for damage done while the ox was Tam. ');">¹¹</span>

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