Commentary for Bava Batra 6:6
מִי שֶׁיֶּשׁ לוֹ גִנָּה לִפְנִים מִגִּנָּתוֹ שֶׁל חֲבֵרוֹ, נִכְנָס בְּשָׁעָה שֶׁדֶּרֶךְ בְּנֵי אָדָם נִכְנָסִים וְיוֹצֵא בְּשָׁעָה שֶׁדֶּרֶךְ בְּנֵי אָדָם יוֹצְאִין, וְאֵינוֹ מַכְנִיס לְתוֹכָהּ תַּגָּרִין, וְלֹא יִכָּנֵס מִתּוֹכָהּ לְתוֹךְ שָׂדֶה אַחֶרֶת, וְהַחִיצוֹן זוֹרֵעַ אֶת הַדָּרֶךְ. נָתְנוּ לוֹ דֶרֶךְ מִן הַצַּד מִדַּעַת שְׁנֵיהֶם, נִכְנָס בְּשָׁעָה שֶׁהוּא רוֹצֶה וְיוֹצֵא בְּשָׁעָה שֶׁהוּא רוֹצֶה, וּמַכְנִיס לְתוֹכָהּ תַּגָּרִין, וְלֹא יִכָּנֵס מִתּוֹכָהּ לְתוֹךְ שָׂדֶה אַחֶרֶת, וְזֶה וָזֶה אֵינָם רַשָּׁאִים לְזָרְעָהּ:
If one owned a garden inside his neighbor's garden, and the latter agreed to give him passage rights through his field, he enters at a time when men are wont to enter and he leaves when men are wont to leave. And he may not bring merchants therein (to buy his produce), and he may not enter therefrom into a different field. [For since he causes him considerable damage by passing through his field, we presume that he agreed (that he pass through) only for his garden needs and not for any other purpose.] And the outer may sow the path. [For since it is in the midst of his field, we presume that he did not grant him the path entirely to the point of his not being able to sow it.] If he were given a side path by mutual agreement, he may enter when he wishes and leave when he wishes and bring merchants therein. But he may not enter therefrom into a different field; and both may not sow it. [For since it is a side path, it was intended for passage alone.]
Bartenura on Mishnah Bava Batra
English Explanation of Mishnah Bava Batra
But, if with the other’s consent, he has been given a path at the side [of the other’s garden] he may go in and out when he wishes. And he may bring in merchants, but he may not enter through it into another field. And neither of them has the right to plant seeds on the path.
The mishnah which we will learn today is similar to yesterday’s mishnah, except it discusses access to a garden instead of a cistern.
This mishnah deals with a person who owns a garden behind another person’s garden. In other words in order to get to his garden he must go through the other person’s garden. The mishnah says that he is allowed to do so, but with certain limitations, similar to those we saw in the previous mishnah. First of all, he must go in and out at the time when people are accustomed to going to their gardens. Second, he may not bring merchants through his fellow’s property in order to buy his produce. Rather he must carry the produce out and the merchants can buy outside. Third, he may not use the path as a shortcut to other fields. Since the path was designated only to reach a certain field he is not allowed to use it to reach others. Finally, the owner of the outer garden is allowed to plant seeds on the path, even though this will make it more difficult for the owner of the inner garden to use the path. Since the path belongs to owner of the outer garden, he can do with it as he pleases.
If, however, the owner of the inner garden was given (possibly by the court) a path on the side of the outer garden, and the owner of the outer garden consented, then he may go there whenever he please. He may also bring in merchants to buy the produce, but he still may not use the path as a shortcut to other fields. Again, since the path was designated for reaching a certain field, he may not use it to reach others. Finally, since the path is intended only for walking, neither of them may plant on the it.