Commentary for Bava Kamma 79:20

ת"ר שאלו בחזקת תם ונמצא מועד בעלים משלמין חצי נזק ושואל משלם חצי נזק

just as there it refers to the plaintiff, so does it here also refer to the plaintiff. But R. Ishmael the son of R. Johanan b. Beroka argued that it is written, 'Then he shall give for the ransom of his life' [referring of course to the defendant]. And the Rabbis? — [They reply,] Yes, it does say 'The ransom of his life', but the amount must be fixed by valuing [the life of] the person killed.

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