Floyd County v. Miller

In this case Floyd County declined to pay the coroner for holding an inquest. The coroner brought suit for his fee, and the jury in the justice’s court rendered a verdict in his favor, which, upon certiorari, was upheld by the judge of the superior court; and the county now excepts to the judgment holding it liable.

The testimony shows that two policemen of Rome, in response to a call for their services, went to the residence of one of the citizens of that city and attempted to arrest the deceased. The evidence does not disclose what offense, if any, the deceased had committed. Neither officer…