[blml] Amnesia

[Sven Pran]

> On Behalf Of Roger Pewick
...........
> > Law 54:
> > When an opening lead is faced out of turn {footnote}, declarer may .....
> >
> > The footnote should read:
> > By the defender on presumed declarer's right. See Law 24B when presumed
> > declarer or dummy leads a card at the time of an opening lead.
> >
> > Regards Sven
> 
> 
> If the auction was over [three passes in rotation and no MI] at 
> the time of the lead then 24B specifies that when the next board
> is played then the partner must pass at his 'next turn to call'.

But the auction wasn't over! The auction period ends when the opening lead
is faced, and the footnote I suggested to Law 54 makes it clear that the
"lead" from presumed declarer or dummy is no (opening) lead, it is a card
exposed during the auction and therefore subject to Law 24B.

A separate issue is that when no MI from declaring side is revealed during
the query period at the end of the auction period then a premature lead from
presumed declarer or dummy has absolutely no qonsequences.

You remind me of the young lady who because of an infraction was forced to
pass "whenever it was her turn to call". Three weeks later the club Director
understood that she had misunderstood and told her that the penalty lasted
only within that particular auction. (See for instance Laws 27B2 and 27B3).

Sven