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Case: The defendants (=def) hired the plaintiff (=pl) to do all the electrical work in their house under construction until the house is approved by the authorities as meeting standards. He was to receive 45,000 shekels, at various stages as the work proceeded, and already received 23,400 shekels after the lines were installed, while the walls were not yet complete. Subsequently, someone stole the wires out of the wall. Pl demands that def pay him 2,000 shekel for new wires and 6,000 shekels for new work, if they want him to finish the job. Def say that pl was hired to have the electrical work completed, which he must thus see through, by buying new wires and completing the work. Pl’sresponsibility increased when he put in the wires before the walls were completed, as it is easier to steal wires in that case, and he did not warn def and ask permission to take the risk. Pl responds that such theft is uncommon, and there are professional preferences to installing the lines in this way. Therefore, he did not feel a need to discuss the matter.
Ruling: Beit din brought two expert witnesses to determine whether there is a minhag about responsibility for theft of building material that has already been installed and about the price to reinstall wires. On the former, there was agreement that in a case where the worker was already paid for that part of the work, it is the homeowner’s problem.
P'ninat Mishpat (829)
Various Rabbis
365 - Deception Regarding the Previous Owner of a Second-Hand Car
366 - Is a Contractor Responsibile for the Theft of Some of his Work?
367 - Real Estate Agent’s Fee Without Clear Agreements – Part I
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If pl is willing to continue the work, he is entitled, based on the experts, to an additional 4,700 shekel to compensate for the stolen wires and for the necessary work. If he does not want to redo the work, there is no binding obligation to do so, but in such a case, the amount of money that it will take for someone to come in and finish the job will be subtracted from pl’s quote of 49,700 which pl is due, even if it requires pl to return some of the money that he has already received (see Shulchan Aruch, CM 333:4). Even though pl and def did not sign a contract (see Pitchei Teshuva 333:2), pl still has a moral obligation to finish the job (S’ma 333:1).
P'ninat Mishpat P'ninat Mishpat: A Contractor’s Leaving the Job in the Middle – part I
based on ruling 84013 of the Eretz Hemdah-Gazit Rabbinical Courts
P'ninat Mishpat P'ninat Mishpat: A Seller with Questionable Rights to the Property – part II
based on ruling 84062 of the Eretz Hemdah-Gazit Rabbinical Courts
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