Bava Kamma 38 - The Ox of One's Fellow (Torts)
If the ox of a Jew gored an ox of the Temple treasury, or if an ox of the Temple treasury gored the ox of a Jew, the owner is exempt: "...ox of his fellow..." - and not an ox of the Temple treasury.
If the ox of a Jew gored the ox of a Canaanite, the Jew was exempt. Still, if the ox of a Canaanite gored the ox of a Jew, the Canaanite paid full damages - a penalty on Canaanites who had no court system and were generally not careful about other people's possessions (Meiri), thus not applicable today.
Art: A Husbandman with his Herd by Paulus Potter
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