Simak (may Allah have mercy on him) narrates from a man of the people of Basrah that some people came to Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) with a dispute about a reed hut. Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) judged between them that whichever of them was nearer to the cords was more entitled to it.
This is munqati' (broken); al-Walid bin Abi Thawr narrated it from Simak, from Hanash, from Ali (may Allah be pleased with him), and that is not strong. And Allah knows best.
Hadith Referenceالسنن الكبرى للبيهقي / كتاب الصلح / 11372