If
one knocks the coin out of his fellow's hand, and the coin falls into
the sea, but it is possible to retrieve it, he can say, “There's your
coin, go get it” and not be liable. Similarly, one who burns a loan
document of his fellow, so that the loan can't be collected, is not
liable to pay, for he says to his fellow “I burned a mere paper of
yours.” In both of these cases the damages are not direct but
causative, for which one doesn't pay.
However, the final law distinguishes between causing the loss directly or indirectly, and makes one liable in the above cases.
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