[Avodah] Coat Room Mix-up

[Richard Wolberg]

 R' Micha asks:  
I hadn't heard, though, of a rabbi telling the person stuck in this
   situation that he is not permitted to wear the accidentally
   exchanged coat home.
What do you think?

There are a couple of scenarios here as I see it.
If the last coat left is not yours, then it is probably likely that someone else took yours.
If the weather is cold, then for your own health, you should wear it.
But then you should try to get the word out, either through the shul bulletin or word of mouth, that your coat was mistakenly taken
and you have someone else's.
Even if the weather is not bad, since your intention of taking someone else's coat is based on the belief that they have taken yours,
your intention is not g'eivus, but it could be looked upon as borrowing. And since the borrowing is based on someone else "borrowing"
your coat, it would seem to be mutar.
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