Payment for Damages During a Quarrel
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Question
A boy over the age of Bar Mitzvah quarreled with his friend and threw his glasses to the ground. After the quarrel, the glasses were found broken under the boy who threw them, although he claims he is sure he did not break them, not even with his body.
Answer
In any case, the thrower is obligated to pay even if they were actually broken by the body of the owner of the glasses, because the thrower moved them from a guarded place to an unguarded place. On the other hand, he is not liable for the blows given, except for damage and healing, because other things are not common, as a person who damages another person is not common (Bava Kamma 84), we do not act on their agency in this case.
Source
Shulchan Aruch, Choshen Mishpat, Siman 1, Netivot HaMishpat, Siman 291, Subsections 7 and 10, Shulchan Aruch, Choshen Mishpat, Siman 378 and Siman 521
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