Who pays what?

[ifoundthebread]

As the title suggests. Who pays what in this scenario.

A lends an item off B to be used during an alcohol fuelled 21st birthday party. C breaks this item while drunk. B tells A item cost £100 when it was bought, C gives A £100 to order a new one to give back to B. Item is no longer available and closest one found is £150. Should C cough up the extra £50 to buy a replacement or has C payed enough as that is what the broken item was worth.

i think differently to most of the other posters, the item was worth $100 at the time of purchase.. the item was not new.. the person who broke it paid the purchase price.. the owner has been made whole.. they have received the purchase price for the old used item.. if A took C to small claims court and it went in their favour they would only receive the $100 that it originally cost, A can just wait until it comes on special and buy again for $100 or maybe even less

I honestly think that if you can't figure out that OP meant "borrowed" then you are a complete moron.

A should be put back in the position they started with, i.e. with an unbroken, working gazebo.

B & C can work out who pays what.

For me it isn't about what the person originally paid for it, the person who broke it should replace it even if the cost of doing that is higher than the original price paid.

A gazebo isn't something you'd lend expecting it to get broken. A & C should ensure it is replaced and with one B is happy with. If the same/very similar quality one can't be found second hand, then a new one needs to be paid for.

If C won't pay the £50 then A needs to stump up and knows the risk of having C around drunk. And also knows how good a friend C is.

B should definitely not pay anything.