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They pushed each other and a shirt was torn

Question

The boys pushed each other with mutual shoves, and one of them had his shirt torn. Is he liable?

Answer

It is not possible to hold liable.

Source

Shulchan Aruch, Choshen Mishpat 378 and 421

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