If one threw an object within four amot in reshut harabim and it rolled beyond four amot, is one liable?
Synopsis
The Gemara and Rambam rule on the case of an object that is thrown within four amot but rolls out — liability depends on whether it came to rest (even momentarily) outside four amot before rolling back.
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