[blml] Difference in wording between law 24 and law 49 and consequences

[Alain Gottcheiner]

Hans van Staveren a écrit :
> Law 24 states:
> When the Director determines, during the auction, that because of a player's
> action one or more cards of that player's hand were in position for the face
> to be seen by his partner,
>
> Law 49 states:
> Except in the normal course of play or application of law, when a defender's
> card is in a position in which his partner could possibly see its face
>
> It seems that under Law 49 a card is ruled exposed a bit sooner than in Law
> 24.
>
> A case just arose here where during sorting the hand a player(with an arm in
> a cast) dropped the Spade Jack open on the floor, seen by his RHO. Director
> was called and might not have handled things too well, but it looks like
> everybody sort of agreed the offenders partner had not actually seen the
> card, although had he tried he could well have.
>
> In TD courses in general with Law 49 we rule that if a player holds a card
> such that has partner could have seen it, had he looked, that the card is
> played.
>
>
>   

Is that only "is in a position" ? In the French version it is "is put in 
such a position that ..." (est placée).

I'd rule the card wasn't put anywhere, only dropped, so that L24 will 
apply instead.

Best regards

   Alain