Mesorat%20hashas for Bava Kamma 15:2
קתני מיהא מציעא בינונית וזיבורית נזקין וב"ח בבינונית וכתובת אשה בזיבורית ואי אמרת בשלו הן שמין תעשה בינונית שלו כעידית וידחה ב"ח אצל זיבורית
the intermediate clause states that if the estate consists only of the medium and the worst qualities, creditors for either damages or loans are paid out of the medium quality whereas marriage contracts will be paid out of the worst quality. If, therefore, you still maintain that the calculation is based only upon the qualities of the defendant's estate, is not the medium [when there is no better with him] his best? Why then should not the creditors for loans be thrown back on the worst quality? — This [intermediate clause] deals with a case where the defendant originally possessed<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' I.e., at the time when the loan took place, in which case the creditors then obtained a claim on the medium quality by the process of law. ');"><sup>2</sup></span>
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