Why did Rav Huna declare the barley left in Reshus Harabbim to be Hefker?
Rav Huna changed his Pesak, and ruled that property left in the street that causes damage may be taken.
Because the owner had been previously warned several times not to leave his things on the street.
He was familiar with the particular circumstances, that they were stolen, and wanted to punish the thief.
Two Girsa’os exist as to Rav Huna’s position. This ruling fits one of them.
We are unsure if to compare barley to dates, and so taking them is only Safek Gezel.
Someone slipped on the person walking in front of him, and his packages also fell. Then, a third person slipped on these packages. Why doesn’t the second person have to pay for the damages?
The same reason why he wouldn’t have to pay for damages if the person would have slipped on him: slipping is not a Poshe’a.
Since he doesn’t have to stand up, he certainly does not have to collect his packages!
“I didn’t create this Bor!”
Machlokes between answers A and B.
Machlokes between answers B and C.
A person walking is responsible for the damages that happen to someone walking behind him because:
Someone who slips is considered a Poshe’a.
Someone who slips is considered an Onehs, but he should have stood up.
Someone who slips is considered an Onehs, but he should have signaled that he was on the floor.
Machlokes between answers A and B.
Machlokes between answers A, B, and C.
May a person pause in the Reshus Harabbim to adjust the load on his shoulders?
No, this is considered unusual.
Yes, Reshus Harabbim is the public domain, and has no rules.
No, but he need not pay for the damages, because people enter the Reshus Harabbim aware that other people sometimes act wrongly.
Only if other people are a certain distance away.
It depends on the city.
Someone slips on the person walking in front of him. Then, the person walking behind him slips on him, and the third person’s packages break.
The second person is considered to be a Bor, and so must pay for the packages.
The second person is considered to be a Bor, and so need not pay for the packages.
The second person is not considered to be a Bor, and so must pay for the packages.