Tooth and Foot Versus Horn in Public and Private Domain

Yalkut Shimoni on Torah 341:23

And let tooth and foot be liable in the public domain, by an a-fortiori argument: If horn, which in the domain of the injured party pays only half-damage, is nonetheless liable in the public domain for half-damage, then tooth and foot, which in the domain of the injured party pay full damage, is it not logical that in the public domain they should be liable for half-damage? Scripture said, "and it consumes in another's field" (Exodus 22:4), and not in the public domain. But is it full damage we are speaking of? It is half-damage we are speaking of! Scripture said, "and they shall divide its price" (Exodus 21:35): the price of this one, and not the price of another. And let horn not be liable at all in the public domain, by an a-fortiori argument: If tooth and foot, which in the domain of the injured party pay full damage, are exempt in the public domain, then horn, which in the domain of the injured party pays only half-damage, is it not logical that in the public domain it should be exempt? Scripture said, "and also the dead they shall divide": half-damage is not divided, neither in the public domain nor in the private domain.

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