So this has come up in our league a few times and nobody seems to know the exact ruling.
A few years ago a guy pocketed the 8 ball (which was hanging in the side pocket) with his jacket while shooting another ball.
Last night, a guy accidentally sank his opponent's ball with his hand while shooting another ball.
On both occasions it was ruled that the ball should come back up and be re-spotted where the opponent thought it was. However, some people think it should be a foul. Nobody can seem to find the answer in the rule book.
I personally think it should be a foul in that if you jump a ball off the table it is a foul- so rolling a ball into a pocket accidentally also should seeing that it is off the table.
A few years ago a guy pocketed the 8 ball (which was hanging in the side pocket) with his jacket while shooting another ball.
Last night, a guy accidentally sank his opponent's ball with his hand while shooting another ball.
On both occasions it was ruled that the ball should come back up and be re-spotted where the opponent thought it was. However, some people think it should be a foul. Nobody can seem to find the answer in the rule book.
I personally think it should be a foul in that if you jump a ball off the table it is a foul- so rolling a ball into a pocket accidentally also should seeing that it is off the table.