Question: So, I’ve been asked to make my own case based on Jewish Law. My case involves COVID-19, with all it’s relevance in the past year. That being said, here… Read more »
Category: Damages
Responsibility for damage caused by kablan
Question: We live in the lower half of our building, which is dug into a mountain. A neighbour below dug out behind their apartment to extend it backwards. They left… Read more »
How much do I have to pay for hezeka
Question: Hi if I purposely broke somebody’s AirPods charging case how much do I have to pay him? Enough for a brand new case or enough for a used one… Read more »
Beis Din claim under spam law
Question: This is probably only a theoretical question but at times it comes close to seeming relevant. I’m curious whether a Beis Din would entertain a claim for payment based… Read more »
Calling police on jew
Question: Kavod Harav I love in artzot habrit America- I live in a dead end street where only residents may park. However at the end of the block is an… Read more »
Hoshen Mishpat
Question: The first Siman in Choshen Mishpat, what cases do Batei dinim judge today? For example, if my dog (assume i didn’t guard it properly) bites and kills my neighbour’s… Read more »
Tree fell and caused damage
Question: My neighbor’s tree fell during a storm and fell onto our electric lines which then damaged the meter box on our home. Who has to pay for this. Answer:… Read more »
Injury due to negligence
Question: HI, My father in law lives in an adult home with his wife. After attending his daf yomi shiur, Sunday morning – he went to the elevator to go… Read more »
How much am I obligated to pay for braking a phone screen I borrowed
Question: Sholom Dayonim, I borrowed a phone to use for zoom from someone who runs an internet filter who received the phone as a donation so they could test out… Read more »
Learner Driver Car Damage
Question: The other day I was teaching my sister how to drive. She mistakenly drove lightly into a car on the side of the road, and at first there were… Read more »
Suing Akum
Question: Hello I had a home warranty (with an Akum company). I paid them $33 a month and whenever an appliance in my house malfunctioned, they would send down a… Read more »
Kibbud av
Question: Would a son be allowed to throw away his fathers cigarettes in order that the father shouldn’t smoke them ? Answer: Throwing away your father’s cigarettes is really the… Read more »
Someone is blocking the driveway- can you call police to ticket and tow?
Question: Someone is blocking the driveway- can you call police to ticket and tow? Answer: If you can’t contact him and you need to drive in or out yes because… Read more »
Do I owe my boss money?
Question: I work in an American company where the post is unreliable. A client sent some goods back by post (which we don’t usually use). I accepted the parcel but… Read more »
Item in dangerous situation accidently damaged
Question: have a question that I’ve been having a difficulty trying to find an answer to. I had a Halacha question. Last week in gym class we were playing a… Read more »
halacha of not injuring others
Question: Hello, Thank you for your help. My question deals with what extent halacha requires that we be concerned with the potential to injure others in an indirect way. Example… Read more »
Caused someone to get a ticket
Question: Hi, if I encouraged someone who generally wouldn’t have parked by a fire hydrant, to park by telling them I always park by this pump etc, thereby causing her… Read more »
Broken hand due to negligence
Question: An individual feel and broke his hand in a kosher supermarket whilst shopping due to wet floor. There was no sign to warn customers about the wet floor. Is… Read more »
Faulty Auto Repair
Question: A Jewish mechanic repaired my car with a new brake part. it was faulty, and as a result, the vehicle went through several repairs. Do I have a right… Read more »
My rights after a injury
Question: I was at a indoor fun zone with my daughter which is owned by a frum Jew. Mt daughters finger got caught in a door at the entrance to… Read more »
Who has to pay for a broken camera?
Question: There is a large family in our neighbourhood who we are friendly with. About 4 months ago, our daughter was leading a day camp with one of their daughters… Read more »
Book that fell and possibly got damaged
Question: Hello Rabbi, If, in a store, I drop a book from its bookshelf, do I have to pay for it ? What should I do if I can’t tell… Read more »
library book
Question: A half page in a public library book was torn out by us and is missing; can i return ti without mentioning it? ty Answer: Does the library usually… Read more »
damage to rental car
Question: i rented a car and it got damaged must i pay for original parts or can i fix it at any responsible garage? Answer: If it is obvious that… Read more »
Garmii
Question: I heard that physical abuse can be considered גרמי to require an abuser to pay for therapy and the like. I am having a hard time finding מראה מקומות… Read more »
Forgiveness for damage
Question: Hi. I recently swiped someone’s car and caused some minor damage to the bodywork. I left a note with my contact details and they contacted me and said that… Read more »
Who is responsible for a ruined dish at a restaurant
Question: I was at a restaurant and took the spice dispenser provided by them to put hot pepper on my dish. The cover was loose and as I tried to… Read more »
Notifying an owner of damage that was repaired
Question: Shalom, I was staying somewhere and broke something in the bathroom. I immediately went out and bought a replacement, and repaired the damage. My question is, am I obligated… Read more »
Teacher confiscating Item
Question: Would it be possible to ask the Rov`s opinion on the following: A Rebbe who confiscates an item from his talmid (as it was distracting him and / or… Read more »
Out of Business
Question: Hi, My son was recently riding his bike near a home goods store in our neighborhood and accidentally knocked down an item being displayed outside the store, breaking it…. Read more »
Is short-term renter chayav to replace damaged appliance?
Question: I rented out my literally brand new apartment in Israel. The short-term renter used the residential kitchen as an effective catering hall to serve 60-70 people each meal and… Read more »
Liability in car collision
Question: Miss B employed Mr. A to find her a second hand car to buy and she paid Mr A 1500 NIS. Miss B bought the car that Mr A… Read more »
Car backed out of driveway and ran over my lawn trimmer – is car driver obligated to pay?
Question: My son (age 13) has been doing lawn work for some of our neighbors for pay. He had put his trimmer at the end of a neighbor’s driveway while… Read more »
Damage to worn sweater
Question: I borrowed a sweater and while I was using it it became ruined. The value of the sweater when it was new was $32 but it was somewhat used… Read more »
Dropped Lettuce in grocery Store
Question: While shopping, I picked up a bag of a few heads of lettuce to look at it, and it fell out of my hands and hit the display surface… Read more »
I was ambushed due to my neighbor’s huge bush near the sidewalk
Question: I was ambushed due to my neighbor’s huge bush near the sidewalk. My elbow was injured, my head was hit, and I had valuables stolen. They knocked me down… Read more »
Fallen leaves
Question: Leaves from a tree on my porch flew into my neighbors porch and stuffed their drain. Am I liable for damages? Answer: Answer from Horav Y. Fleishman ahlit”a Were… Read more »
What is considered “extensive usage” regarding damage to borrowed seforim?
Question: From the Torah Musings site(https://www.torahmusings.com/2011/05/sefarim-part-i-of-ii/), on footnote #20 he writes: One who borrows a sefer and ruins it or wears it out due only to extensive usage is exempt… Read more »
Immersion blender
Question: I rented an apartment with clear stipulation that I was allowed to use everything. On my last day there I used a stick/ immersion blender. It worked ok but… Read more »
Repair of shared water pipe
Question: Shalom u’vracha, The description of the water pipe in question is as follows: 6 attached houses (each having three apartments) receive water from one main meter of Gihon in… Read more »
Value of lottery ticket
Question: If someone destroys a friends lottery ticket, is he liable to pay? Answer: Answer from Horav Y. Fleishman shlita. Yes-whatever they sell for. Meaning, that the person would… Read more »
tree causing damage with communal sewage pipes
Question: We live in Israel. We bought an apt many years ago that had an aravos tree there in the chatzer (planted by a previous owner). The chatzer is only… Read more »
causing damage erev Shabbos
Question: Halacha says that people who are running on erev Shabbos and they cause damage – they are exempt, because they had reshus to run at that time. A person… Read more »
Selling ticket and someone interfers
Question: My school is doing a raffle to raise money and they tell the bajurim to sell tickets and you get 5% of the value of the ticket you sold…. Read more »
Payment for Damage of broken sink
Question: Someone broke the sink in my bathroom. I will need a plumber to reinstall a new sink. Can I charge the person who broke it for the labor costs?… Read more »
Damage caused by shopping cart
Question: If someone goes shopping in a mall and doesn’t return the shopping cart and on a windy day (not a Ruach Sheina Metzuya) the shopping cart damages someone’s car…. Read more »
responsiblity of employer for damage done by non-Jewish worker
Question: A yeshiva employs an Arab cleaner who used bleach in a way that damaged clothing of bochrim. Is the yeshiva responsible to pay? If so, how much- current value… Read more »
Reported damage and then fixed it
Question: A boy damaged yeshiva’s property by writing with a marker on something that belonged to yeshiva. He told yeshiva’s administrator what he did and said he would pay. Several… Read more »
PROPERTY INFRINGEMENT
Question: A NEIGHBOR’S TREE GROWS ONTO YOUR HOUSE AND DOES DAMAGE. IS HE RESPONSIBLE ? Answer: Please see the following post, where a similar question was answered. https://dinonline.org/2017/06/28/neighbors-tree/ Best Wishes
took back loan early
Question: This is a theoretical question. Someone lent a friend a sum of money for 5 years, interest-free. After one year the person grabbed his money back as he needed… Read more »
