[blml] The Rubaiyat of Law 58B2

[Tim West-Meads]

> Seems to me if you get to 50 via 58B you have a card exposed  
> inadvertently, whatever the player's original intent. Law 50  
> specifically mentions the situation in the context of a minor penalty 
>  card, and makes no suggestion that this is or might be a major  
> penalty card.

I have the card declarer has chosen to play to the current trick and I 
have another card which may have been dropped or played inadvertently as 
the second card to a trick (mPC) or which may have been played 
deliberately.  I believe that playing a card deliberately and then 
choosing to substitute a card played/dropped accidently under L58 is 
broadly analogous to a card played "in revoking and then correcting".
I have no strong feelings should the WBF issue a minute/clarification 
either way but until they do I'm happier ruling MPC (I'd consider 
changing my ruling if an AC I respected in terms of legal competence 
requested that I do so).

Tim