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Who is responsible for damage to something that was used at the owner's request?
Suppose you ask someone to use something that belongs to you, so that you can benefit from their use of it. For example, you (voluntarily) give a camera to someone you know to take a picture (of ...
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Do you have to pay if you damage someone in order to stop them from sinning?
There is a story in Brachos where R' Ada bar Ahava ripped a Karbalta (a red non-tznius garment) off a woman, and then discovered that she was not Jewish. He then was fined for that act 400 zuz. He ...
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Product liability in halacha
What does Judaism say about product liability? That is, if I sell someone a product and — because it was manufactured
poorly or
not as advertised
— the purchaser sustains damage, to ...
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Stealing from or causing damage to a third party to save life or limb
Suppose Fred is in danger of death or injury, and the most direct way to avoid that fate involves stealing or damaging property belonging to Ernie, an uninvolved person.
Examples:
Fred is being ...
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Self-defense (in a case of one's capital, not a capital case)
There is a well known rule that if A is threatening B's life, B may kill A, if necessary, to prevent that.
Is there any such rule in non-capital cases? Specifically:
If A is threatening B with ...
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Are parents responsible if their children damage in a store?
If a parent brings a child (defined as under 13 for a boy and under 12 for a girl) into a store, and that child damages an item, is the parent responsible to pay?
Would it matter if the child simply ...
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Car falls into my ditch- I'm not responsible?
Halacha dictates that if someone were to dig a huge hole in the middle of the street and a car fell into it, he would not be responsible to pay for the damage to the car. The language of the Talmud ...
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Do I need to use damage compensation for repairs?
If I get a scratch on a car door and I am compensated, do I have to repair or can I just keep the money and live with the dent or scratch?
(This may be a similar question but I am unsure so I made ...
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Scratch on a car: liability if panel was later paid by another
If someone scratches my car door and then later a second person knocks it off completely and the second person has to compensate, is the first person who scratched the door still responsible to pay ...
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Non responsibility for Damages on Purim
Why is one not required to pay if one causes damage on Purim?
Does it apply in all situations?
