If someone damaged a product in a store, must he pay the amount the seller paid for it, or the amount for which the seller sells it?
Question
Hello.
If someone damaged a product in a store, must he pay the amount the seller paid for it, or the amount for which he
sells it?
Answer
שלום וברכה.
חייב לשלם כמו שנמכר בשוק.
Source
Netivot HaMishpat, Siman 148, se’if katan 1. (Editor’s note: There is room to discuss whether a person who enters a store does so with the understanding
that if he breaks something, he pays the store’s list price.)
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