Do alleyways (mevo'ot) sixteen amot wide that narrow at points have the status of reshut ha-rabbim?
Synopsis
The Mechaber reports an opinion that if the longer portion of a sixteen-amot-wide alleyway faces the public domain, it is considered reshut ha-rabbim even if parts are narrower.
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