Section 253 of the Civil Code gives an injured person eine billige Entschädigung in Geld, fair compensation in money, for pain and suffering. To find the amount, German lawyers and judges consult Schmerzensgeldtabellen. These are published collections of earlier judgments, sorted by injury. One legal journal calls them an indispensable aid. They help courts treat similar cases alike, but they do not bind them. The Higher Regional Court of Frankfurt once went further. It calculated the sum day by day, at about 150 euros for each day in intensive care and 60 euros for each day in a rehabilitation clinic. It reached 200,000 euros for a driver who had lost his lower leg. On 15 February 2022, the Federal Court of Justice set the judgment aside. Such a count, it said, leaves out essential circumstances of the case. Pain and suffering need a view of all the circumstances together.