Commentary for Gittin 97:1

הכא במאי עסקינן כגון שהיתה עידית דניזק כזיבורית דמזיק רבי ישמעאל סבר בדניזק שיימינן ור"ע סבר בדמזיק שיימינן

that the case here considered is one where the best of the claimant is equal [in quality] to the worst of the defendant, in which case R. Ishmael held that we assess on the land of the claimant,<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' I.e., the quality of the field paid by the defendant as damages need not exceed the best quality of the claimant's estate. Hence in this case, he can claim only the worst of the defendant's. ');">¹</span>

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