Community Magazine April 2014

NISSAN 5774 APRIL 2014 55 YOU JUDGE ! BE THE YOU BE THE JUDGE and send your response to YouJudge@CommunityM.com Verdicts – and the accompanying rationale – will be reviewed by the Rosh Bet Din. The first three correct submissions received before the deadline will win a $50 gift certificate to a Community Magazine advertiser! Correct entries will receive honorable mention in the next issue when the Rosh Bet Din’s verdict is printed. A SNOWBALL EFFECT Due to severe snow conditions, Alan chose to park his car in front of his home, instead of in his snow-filled driveway. The following morning he found his left tail light smashed and a note on his front window. Sari, his next door neighbor, skidded on the ice when pulling her car out of her driveway, and crashed into Alan’s car. Alan assessed the cost of damage by his mechanic, and Sari agreed to pay the $500 cost of repairs, which were scheduled for the following morning. That evening, Alan chose to park his car on the opposite side of the street of his home, so as to distance his car from Sari’s driveway. However, his efforts backfired, as Jacklyn hit Alan’s right tail light as she exited her driveway. Once again, Alan found a note on his front window, and naturally Jacklyn was willing to cover the cost of repairs. As scheduled, Alan brought his car to the garage the following morning, now repairing two identically smashed tail lights. The garage mechanic quoted him a sum total price of $800, which included repairing two tail lights, body work and parts. The mechanic explained that although each side of the car is estimated at $500, since both sides are being done together, the collective price is $800. The three neighbors came before Bet Din to determine how they should split the payment between them. Is Sari to pay $500 for the left tail and Jacklyn $300 for the right, each bearing liability according to the sequence of events? Or, perhaps, since the sum total of damage is $800, each is to pay $400. Or is Alan entitled to collect from both Sari and Jacklyn $500 each, and pocket a $200 balance? Since each did $500 worth of damage, perhaps the discounted price is to be credited to Alan. How should the Bet Din rule? Meat • Fish • Poultry 718-339-8555 482 Ave P • Brooklyn, NY 11223 Where customer service is our priority… Wishing the community Happy, Healthy and Kosher PASSOVER! All our meat is Beit Yosef Under supervision of Vaad Harabanim or Flatbush We deliver to Brooklyn, NYC, Teaneck, Englewood & Deal Nj. Watch our weekly specials at WWW.IANDDGLATT.COM Come see our newly expanded store bigger and better than ever! Complete line of: fresh meats,fish,poultry,sushi,salads, appetizers & deli sliced to order. There ar color fr be shad white b red bac text on t change t legible. black, t NEW! Delicious variety of salad dressings and marinades.