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Show Stt-THE READER'S COURTROOM . Regard Jurors as Human Beings S By Will Bernard, LL.B t You Have a Completely in Mind In Order JSit On a Jury? woman was summoned for jury in a murder trial. Asked ther she had an open mind on case, 6he admitted that she read about it in the newspa-i newspa-i and had formed a tentative lEtion as to the guilt of the ac-man. ac-man. However, she added 'ilt- she felt no personal prejudice May You Prevent Your Neighbors From Cooking Onions? An elderly couple lived in an apartment over a shoe store. As it happened, both husband and wife dearly loved onions and cabbage and they ate these succulent foods every day in the week. In fact, they even kept their windows closed, so as to preserve the beloved odor as long as possible! As a result of this habit, the smell seeped down into the store below. When the storekeeper's complaints were unavailing, un-availing, he went to court for an injunction. in-junction. The judge decided that it was perfectly legal to cook onions and cabbage in an apartment, but it wasn't legal to impose the aroma on the neighbors. . If a Bus Window Drops On Your Elbow, May You Collect Damages? A man was riding downtown on a bus, resting his arm on the sill of an open window. As the bus jogged over a street car track, the window dropped down on the man's elbow. He was painfully injured, and later sued the company for damages. The company insisted that this was rni ipb )e0)V-d would make her final deci-jaii)i deci-jaii)i on the basis of what was rajfjght out in court. Under the cir- ' stances, the judge decided that " woman could qualify as a juror, commented: "Most intelligent "7" jle and all educated people jl newspapers, and they would 'ilv1 t0 ke more 'nan human if cif! no' frm some opinion. 8 before, to reject them as jurors 'c ,.:his reason is to put a premium i ' ignorance!" ' t It 1 salesman took a girl for a ride le country, during a rain storm, nugh the tires were worn gjpth, the man drove along at a y pace. On a curve, the car fi Jtn skidding and finally crum-ofc crum-ofc against a large boulder near tW jjSdge of the road. The girl was si'y injured, and sued for dam-ioUHc. dam-ioUHc. The salesman's defense was ' he hadn't been exceeding the way speed limit, but the court - (ded he had been negligent any-ndel' any-ndel' and held him liable because 'arne''.ie dangerous circumstances. just an unfortunate a-."ident, but the court nevertheless granted the rider's claim. The judge said that, there being no evidence of anybody tampering with the latch, something some-thing must have been wrong with the mechanism and that was the fault of the bus company |