Mesorat%20hashas for Bava Kamma 181:19
הכל לפי כבודו [וכו']: איבעיא להו תנא קמא לקולא קאמר או לחומרא קאמר לקולא קאמר דאיכא עני דלא בעי למשקל כולי האי או דלמא לחומרא קאמר דאיכא עשיר דבעי למיתב ליה טפי
an estimation will be made and the payment made straight away, though Healing and Loss of Time will have to be estimated for the whole period until he completely recovers. If after the estimation was made his health continued to deteriorate, the payment will not be more than in accordance with the previous estimation. So also if after the estimation was made he recovered rapidly, payment will be made of the whole sum estimated. Does this not show that estimation is essential also in the case of mere damage? — That an estimate has to be made of the length of the illness likely to result from the wound<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Lit. 'how long he is likely to suffer … and how long he will not.' ');"><sup>17</sup></span>
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