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To ask you who should pay....

186 replies

Aprilshouldhavebeenmyname · 26/06/2018 17:42

Person A and person B out drinking after football match last Sunday.
Person A has no pocket so asks person B to put phone in their car parked next to pub.
Person B doesn't want to be seen opening car when quite drunk. Security +police close by. Could be seen as possibly going to drive....
So person B puts phone in their pocket.
Phone drops from pocket and screen now smashed to bits.
No insurance apparently - iPhone also so diy repair a no-go.
Person A says person B needs to get it fixed. Person B has no issue with this but are they a soft touch?
To you the mn jury......

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lostinjapan · 26/06/2018 18:30

Actually, just to clarify, did Person B tell Person A he/she hadn't put the phone in the car, and was instead carrying it around? I guess if Person A thought the phone was locked up somewhere secure, rather than in B's pocket, it might be slightly different.

aaarrrggghhhh · 26/06/2018 18:30

Person A of course! It was their property - they asked favour of B because of their own lack of planning - not like they put it into a coatcheck.

Ridiculous for B to be liable.

IStillDrinkCava · 26/06/2018 18:30

A should pay. B should offer and be told "no, certainly not". At the very least A should not accept more than half the money from B.

What's the phrase? No good deed goes unpunished.

sprinklesandsauce · 26/06/2018 18:31

Person A should have household contents insurance which would cover a claim on this.

Person B dropped the phone, so they did break it. Was person A aware that Person B had the phone in their pocket? They may have decided on a different course of action if they knew that the phone wasn't in the car.

I would be annoyed if somebody dropped my phone when I had asked them to look after it, but ultimately everyone should be responsible for their own possessions.

IStillDrinkCava · 26/06/2018 18:33

However I am a bit "WTF?" about B not wanting to open a car door while drunk. Even if I go along with the theory of not wanting to appear about to drive, surely they could just open the passenger side or the boot. Whereas not wanting to obviously leave a valuable item in their car, fair enough.

fruitbrewhaha · 26/06/2018 18:34

Person B, they didn't put it in the car because they couldn't be bothered. They should have said the weren't going to. But it's not much to fix the screen, get a compatible not an apple one, £30. Not worth loosing s friendship over.

OnlyFoolsnMothers · 26/06/2018 18:34

Person A- took the risk of having someone else look after their phone it’s still theirs

Hushnownobodycares · 26/06/2018 18:36

Person A is a CF.

Object lesson in taking care of their own expensive shit and sorting proper insurance if it's that precious

ACatsNoHelpWithThat · 26/06/2018 18:37

A refusing to open B's car to put phone in - A pays
A asking B to put phone in pocket - A pays
B not telling A about car/pocket scenario - B offers to go halves

KarmaStar · 26/06/2018 18:38

Person A.phone their responsibility.they knew where it was.could have taken it back but didnt.
So,op?are you or your dh/friend A or B?

Mummagump · 26/06/2018 18:38

A case exactly like this was on Judge Rinder Blush He said that Person B was liable as he was in a position of responsibility and trust. As this responsibility was broken, he was liable and so the judgement went to Person B.

ThroughThickAndThin01 · 26/06/2018 18:39

Person A

LeighaJ · 26/06/2018 18:39

I think they should split the cost of repair.

teaandtoast · 26/06/2018 18:40

Person A. Get a bag!

Mummagump · 26/06/2018 18:41

Ps - you say in your opening post that it’s an iphone so the screen can’t be a DIY job, but it can. There’s a company called imemd whocome out to a location of your choice to repair it in front of you.

applesandpears56 · 26/06/2018 18:43

Person a

Mummagump · 26/06/2018 18:45

For clarification from my previous post, judgment went to the phone owner. The person who broke the phone had to pay for repairs.

Rudgie47 · 26/06/2018 18:49

A should pay and he or she needs to get a handbag or small manbag for going out.
If A doesnt pay then B should end the friendship as they are a piss taker.

Ooopsijustsnarted · 26/06/2018 18:53

Person A.

YearOfYouRemember · 26/06/2018 18:54

Funny how most seem to think person A is female

BeetsOfSugar · 26/06/2018 18:56

Person A of course!

Mummyoflittledragon · 26/06/2018 18:56

Is person A a grown up? They don’t sound like one.

Did person A know person B had put it in their pocket? If so, why didn’t person A either say this wasn’t ok or put it in the car themselves?

Ultimately person A knew their phone wasn’t safe. A drunk person cannot be held responsible for your stuff.

This is probably different from the judge Rinder case. I would have thought B would not be found liable under these circumstances.

Rocinante1 · 26/06/2018 18:58

Why didn't person B unlock the car and just open the boot, or a back door. Then you're not going to be mistaken for trying to get in the drivers seat and would most likely be believed if challenged.

If I were B, I think I'd pay. I could have said no but if I said yes and my pockets were suitable for safely carrying a phone then it's me who caused that to happen (and I would know my clothes well enough to know if the phone would be unsecure).

I think B should pay.

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Aprilshouldhavebeenmyname · 26/06/2018 19:03

Person A is ds's new gf.
Ds is person B.
She knew it was in his pocket.
He also paid for drinks from 7 pm til 1am!!
Not shed loads but a steady supply!

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Quartz2208 · 26/06/2018 19:04

Person B should offer to pay half (unless its a Iphone SE should not be more than 100 max so 50