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The Laws of Bor

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Begins January 30, 2028 · provisional

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If Someone Makes a Short Stop In The Middle of the Road, Is He Liable For The Damages of a Car that Rear-Ends Him?

Someone is driving and suddenly stops in the middle of the road. The driver behind him isn’t able to brake in time and hits him from behind, which causes substantial damage to the second driver’s car. Is the car that is parked in the middle of the road considered a bor , which would mean that he is exempt from damages to keilim including the damage to the other car, or is he considered an odom hamazik, which would make him liable to pay for the damages?

Is a Person Who Removes a Railing From a Balcony Considered to Have Created a Bor in Reshus Harabbim?

Someone removed a railing from a second-floor balcony and someone else fell and got hurt. Is he liable as a mazik ? Similarly, someone opened a safety gate on top of the stairs and a child fell and got hurt. Is the one who opened the gate liable?

If a Plumber Causes Damage by Mixing up The Hot and Cold Water Pipes, Is He Liable?

I built an extension on my house and made a new laundry room. My wife put the first load of laundry into the new washing machine and set the machine on the cold cycle. When she opened it at the end of the cycle, she realized that the plumber had mixed up the hot and cold water pipes, which had caused hot water to come out of the pipe that should have been cold water. This ruined all of the clothing in the wash. Is the plumber liable for this damage?

Is Someone a Mazik if He Releases Helium Balloons That Go On To Do Damage?

Yankel made a birthday party for his child, which included helium balloons. Afterwards, he released some balloons in the street. The balloons went straight up and struck some electric wires, which caused a short. What type of mazik is he?

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