Commentary for Bava Batra 169:2

אמר רב פפא לא פליגי כאן ברה"ר כאן בסימטא ואמאי קרו לה רה"ר שאין רשות היחיד

of an alley. Then why do they call it public territory?<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Heb. reshuth harabbim. v. p. 307, n. 8. ');">⁵</span> — Because it is not private territory.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Heb. reshuth ha-yahid. ');">⁶</span> This<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' R. Papa's reconciliation of the apparent differences. ');">⁷</span> may also be proved by logical deduction; for R. Abbahu said in the name of R. Johanan: A man's vessel acquires ownership for him wherever he is permitted to set it down. From this it is to be deduced that [only where] he is permitted [to set it down],<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' E.g., in an alley, a courtyard belonging to buyer and seller, or the premises of the seller if he granted permission. V. n. 3. ');">⁸</span>

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