Show superstition and juries after having sat on many juries the observant man la is of the opinion that the whole human race la Is still strong ly y i tarred with tho the prush brush of superstition 1 I am confirmed in that belief by the amount of damages invariably voted to plaintiffs whose injuries smack of bu au origin ho he said bald it if a load of bricks should fall from a fifth story window onto the head of a man who happened to be walking under a ladder tie be would get twice as much damages dages cs is if the ladder were not there the lament of bad luck that attaches to a ladder would insensibly influence every furor and the sum awarded would reflect their prejudices and sympathies |