[blml] Clubbed Queen

[Sven Pran]

> On Behalf Of Ed Reppert
> On Nov 1, 2006, at 4:20 AM, Sven Pran wrote:
> 
> > L46B4 applies without any judgment in all cases where Declarer
> > calls a card
> > that is not in Dummy.
> >
> > L45C4(b) applies depending on judgment when Declarer makes a slip
> > of the
> > tongue and calls an available card but immediately corrects this
> > call to a
> > call for another card.
> 
> So laws which require no judgement take precedence over laws which
> require judgement. Is this true in all cases? Where in the laws or in
> jurisprudence is this principle laid down?

Isn't that obvious?

When possibly two different laws can be applied, one is unconditional and
the other is conditional, you first apply the unconditional law and then see
if there is any reason left to apply also the other?

Sven