I accepted a package for a neighbor which damaged my property. Who is responsible?
<p>Imagine I accepted a package for a neighbor. The content of the box (for an example case, let's say it was a strong magnet) damaged some of my possessions.</p>

<p>Let's say, I placed the box on my computer because I couldn't have known what was inside the box, and couldn't have figured it out without breaking law.</p>

<p>So now storing the box is damaging and/or destroying parts of my computer, just by being placed on it. </p>

<p>Who is responsible for this damage?</p>

<p>Nobody could have reasonably foreseen that damage.</p>

<p>If the magnets are strong enough though, they are considered a dangerous good, and that brings a bunch of packaging, paperwork, and shipping requirements that would prevent the situation you describe.</p>

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