[Avodah] Coat Room Mix-up

[Micha Berger]

On Wed, Jan 20, 2010 at 09:41:40PM -0500, Richard Wolberg wrote:
: 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.

First, they are doing it by accident, so it's not like they implicitly
gave you permission to borrow their coat.

Second, your rationale would indicate that in the Qitzur's case of the
laundry service mixing up your shirts, and you needed your only good
shirt, you would be allowed to borrow his. But that's NOT his ruling.

What I'm looking for is either the distinction between the two cases, or
a source who disagrees with the QSA that we hold like.

Tir'u baTov!
-Micha

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