Agent who erred in giving a gift
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Question
A person sent a sum of money as a gift to two people, and the agent gave the entire sum to one of them and did not tell him to give half to the other. The recipient then went and used the entire sum to buy an item that he would not have bought for himself had he not received the gift, and afterwards the recipient discovered that only half of the sum had been intended for him. Who must now give the money to the second intended recipient — the agent, who caused the loss, or the first recipient?
Answer
The first recipient.
Source
Pitchei Teshuva, Choshen Mishpat, siman 54.
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