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- Intentional and accidental fire. Rich man wishing to get rid of a neighbor's tree sets it afire. Neighbor's house catches and burns. Must pay four times value of tree since fire is intentional, but only actual value of house, since that fire was accidental. J1175.2
- Woman runs after guest to tell him he must restore her husband whom he has unintentionally killed. J1955.1
- Unintentional curse or blessing takes effect. M404
- Blind poet unintentionally kills friend. N337.1
- Unintentional injuries bring unfortunate consequences. (Sometimes the injuries are mere breeches of tabu.) N385
- Man whose only good deed was unintentional sees this deed outweigh all his evil in the scales of judgment. V512.2