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Show Superstition snd Juries. After having sat on many juries the oliHcrvant man Is of the opinion that . the wholo human race Is still strong- ly tarred with the brush of superstition. supersti-tion. ' I am confirmed tn that belief by the amount of damages Invariably voted to plaintiffs whose Injuries smack of superstitious su-perstitious origin," he said. "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 be would get twice as much damages vs If tho ladder were not there. The loiiH'nt of bad luck that attaches to a iiidil r would Insensibly Influence every Juror, and tho sum awarded would reflect re-flect their prejudices and sympathies." |