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You are A. X sent you a letter clearly intended for B. Doing nothing is bound to create some confusion or worse, but legally you are not forced to do anything.

However: That letter might be about X intending to sue B. Obviously, something got mixed up. And there is a good chance that X will sue you (while intending to sue B). That lawsuit will not go anywhere, but it's still a pain and will cost you time and money if you do nothing.

Or the letter might be about a deal between X and B that is highly beneficial to both. You doing nothing may cost them lots of money, so it's not nice. And of course, either X or B could sue you for damages - again, the lawsuit won't go anywhere, but it's a pain.

For these two reasons, I'd recommend sending the letter back to X, with an explanation that it was wrongly delivered to you. It's the nice thing to do, but also prudent since you don't want to make enemies without need.

PS. It seems that here in the UK, some conspiracy theorist sued the PM Boris Johnson, delivered the court letters not to 11 Downing Street where Johnson lives but to 10 Downing Street, home of Chancellor Rishi Sunak, with a wrongly spelled name. And as a result Johnson was ordered to pay him £535. You couldn't make this up.

You are A. X sent you a letter clearly intended for B. Doing nothing is bound to create some confusion or worse, but legally you are not forced to do anything.

However: That letter might be about X intending to sue B. Obviously, something got mixed up. And there is a good chance that X will sue you (while intending to sue B). That lawsuit will not go anywhere, but it's still a pain and will cost you time and money if you do nothing.

Or the letter might be about a deal between X and B that is highly beneficial to both. You doing nothing may cost them lots of money, so it's not nice. And of course, either X or B could sue you for damages - again, the lawsuit won't go anywhere, but it's a pain.

For these two reasons, I'd recommend sending the letter back to X, with an explanation that it was wrongly delivered to you. It's the nice thing to do, but also prudent since you don't want to make enemies without need.

You are A. X sent you a letter clearly intended for B. Doing nothing is bound to create some confusion or worse, but legally you are not forced to do anything.

However: That letter might be about X intending to sue B. Obviously, something got mixed up. And there is a good chance that X will sue you (while intending to sue B). That lawsuit will not go anywhere, but it's still a pain and will cost you time and money if you do nothing.

Or the letter might be about a deal between X and B that is highly beneficial to both. You doing nothing may cost them lots of money, so it's not nice. And of course, either X or B could sue you for damages - again, the lawsuit won't go anywhere, but it's a pain.

For these two reasons, I'd recommend sending the letter back to X, with an explanation that it was wrongly delivered to you. It's the nice thing to do, but also prudent since you don't want to make enemies without need.

PS. It seems that here in the UK, some conspiracy theorist sued the PM Boris Johnson, delivered the court letters not to 11 Downing Street where Johnson lives but to 10 Downing Street, home of Chancellor Rishi Sunak, with a wrongly spelled name. And as a result Johnson was ordered to pay him £535. You couldn't make this up.

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gnasher729
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You are A. X sent you a letter clearly intended for B. Doing nothing is bound to create some confusion or worse, but legally you are not forced to do anything.

However: That letter might be about X intending to sue B. Obviously, something got mixed up. And there is a good chance that X will sue you (while intending to sue B). That lawsuit will not go anywhere, but it's still a pain and will cost you time and money if you do nothing.

Or the letter might be about a deal between X and B that is highly beneficial to both. You doing nothing may cost them lots of money, so it's not nice. And of course, either X or B could sue you for damages - again, the lawsuit won't go anywhere, but it's a pain.

For these two reasons, I'd recommend sending the letter back to X, with an explanation that it was wrongly delivered to you. It's the nice thing to do, but also prudent since you don't want to make enemies without need.