Goldsby v. Gerber

The plaintiff-mother appeals from the dismissal of her action for mandamus, declaratory relief, or in-junctive relief. Her complaint sought to compel the county coroner to delete a suicide finding from her daughter’s death certificate. She complains that the court required her to prove her claim by clear and convincing evidence, and ruled contrary to the manifest weight of the evidence.

We hold that a decedent’s relative cannot challenge the coroner’s opinion by the proceedings used here. Hence, the burden of proof and the weight of the evidence have no legal significance. The trial court…