Q: I agreed to watch a puppy, someone stole it , security cameras recorded it. Is it my fault if we didn't have a contract?
My camera recorded someone stealing the puppy I was watching from my closed yard. The owners story made no sense to begin with, pay $1500 for a puppy then find a foster for it a few days right after you receive it, no contract, didn't discuss liabilities. The puppy wasn't shipped in the owners name, but wants me to watch it for a month or two.
Once it was stolen I get accused and now apparently owe $1500, so I asked for proof of the purchase price from the breeder, but there is no direct contact for them, and then the price the claim to of paid keeps changing ($1000 for dog , $500 for shipping) and claim they sent $1500 vía PayPal to breeder but their screenshot shows $1100. ... am I liable to pay for this??
A: Not unless you were careless and a thief taking it isn't careless.
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