A person is threatened with death unless he shows the king where a colleague's wine is stored. He shows the location and the wine is taken. What is his liability?
Halachah 2–3: One who is compelled to reveal property under threat of beatings or death is exempt from payment. He is liable only if he voluntarily informed.
Question 2
A moseir is threatened by a lawless person, who then stands over the storehouse and takes possession. The moseir is then forced to transport the goods. What is the moseir's liability for the transport?
Halachah 4: Once the lawless person stood at the storehouse and took possession, everything inside was already considered lost (like consumed by fire). Further transport by the moseir adds no additional liability.
Question 3
A rodef (pursuer) who is chasing his victim accidentally breaks a bystander's utensil. Who is liable?
Halachah 12: A rodef who breaks property — even a bystander's — is exempt from payment. Since he is liable to be killed, he has already forfeited his standing to receive or owe property protections.
Question 4
The pursued party, to escape, breaks a bystander's utensil. Is he liable?
Halachah 13: The pursued party may break the rodef's property without liability. But if he breaks property belonging to an uninvolved bystander, he is fully liable — one who saves himself using another's property must reimburse.
Question 5
A ship is sinking due to heavy cargo. One passenger throws cargo overboard without the owner's consent, and the ship is saved. What is his liability?
Halachah 15: The cargo is treated as a rodef pursuing the passengers to kill them. Throwing it overboard is a great mitzvah, and the person who acts is completely exempt from payment.