Case V.
Y throws down his cards, remarking, “We have lost the game.” On this, A and B (Y’s adversaries) throw down their cards. Z retains his hand. AB plead that they were misled by Y and that therefore they are not liable to Law 58.
Decision—A’s, Y’s, and B’s hands are exposed, and must be left on the table to be called, each player’s by the adversary. Z is not bound to abandon the game because his partner chooses to do so. Consequently, Y’s remark does not bind Z. A and B ought to keep up their cards, until they have ascertained that both adversaries have abandoned the game.
Note. The written law is sufficient to decide this case (vide Law 58); but inasmuch as the irregularity in question is a fertile source of disputes, the case has been deemed worthy of insertion.