Equitable Life Assur. Soc. of the United States v. Stinnett

(after stating the.facts as above). It is insisted on the part of the Assurance Society that the court erred in, rejecting a certified copy of the death certificate, filed as required, by the law of Kentucky, in the bureau of vital statistics of that state. Section 2062a8 of Carroll’s Statutes provides that, where death occurs without a physician’ in attendance, it shall be the duty of the undertaker to notify the registrar of such death, who shall in turn notify the local health, officer and refer the ease to him for immediate investigation and certification, prior to issuing a burial…