The Dilemma:Damage to a Stolen Vehicle

Rueben owned a store in Israel. Early one morning, he caught two burglars red-handed, busily loading his merchandise into a vehicle. To prevent them from fleeing with his goods, he shattered the car’s windshield and contorted its steering wheel. The thieves abandoned the car and the merchandise, and fled by foot. The police subsequently discovered that the vehicle had been stolen. The vehicle’s rightful owner then sued Rueben in the Jerusalem Rabbinical Court for damaging his car. Reuben responded that the car owner’s loss was not his fault because the car was in the process of being stolen from its owner. Should Reuben be liable for damaging a car that would have been lost to its owner? The Dilemma: Modern Conundrums. Talmudic Debates. Your Solutions. An Exhilarating New Six-week Course Learn more: http://www.myjli.com