Date: 12 Teves 5587
From: Rabbi Moshe Sofer
To: Rabbi Sender Meizlish
Rabbi Meizlish challenges the Taz's distinction between square courtyards and elongated ones (treated as a mavoi) regarding whether public passage nullifies their partitions. The Chasam Sofer defends the Taz, proving from the Talmudic discussion of pasi bira'os that the principle rests on the inherent superiority of courtyard partitions.
Source: Shu"t Chasam Sofer OC §97