Caused Damage While Intoxicated
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Question
Hello.
A person under the influence of wine who, while walking, caused the cover of a car mirror to come off asks whether he must pay.
Answer
Shalom u’vracha.
If it can be reattached easily and no damage was caused, he does not have to pay. But if one must go to a professional (a garage) to fix it, or if there is depreciation even after the repair, he must pay.
Source
Ra’a in siman reish-lamed-hei, se’if 22, writes that a drunk who caused damage must pay, and his law is like that of any other damager.
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