Quoting%20commentary for Bava Batra 12:10

מיתיבי אם היה חצרו למעלה מגגו של חבירו אין נזקקין לו מאי לאו אין נזקקין לו כלל לא אין נזקקין לד' אמות אבל נזקקין למחיצת עשרה

a mere fence of sticks would suffice? If to prevent kids and lambs from jumping over, a partition too high for them to jump over at a headlong run would suffice? — The actual reason is that he may be able to convict his neighbour of felonious entry. If there is only a fence of sticks, the latter can find an excuse,<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' E.g., that something of his fell on to the other's roof and he stepped over to get it. ');">¹⁵</span> but if there is a partition of ten handbreadths he can find no excuse.

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