Young v. Pulaski County
Supreme Court of Arkansas
The coroner of St. Francis County could not hold an inquest in Pulaski County. 7 Cyc. 605; Sand. & H. Dig. § 754. The inquest was properly held by the appellant in Pulaski County. 64 Ind. 524; 86 Ind. 154; 43 Hun, 38; 56 N. E. 1028; 65 Ark. 557-
1Opinion of the CourtHilu, C. J.
This case involves ‘‘crowner’s quest law.” The coroner of Pulaski County held inquests over the' bodies of two residents of Pulaski County who had been killed in a railroad wreck in St. Francis County. Their bodies had been shipped to their homes for burial, and while in an undertaking establishment where they were being prepared for burial, the coroner of Pulaski County received information that a man was under arrest in St. Francis County, charged with having intentionally caused the wreck in. which these parties were killed. He immediately summoned a jury, and held inquests, and this…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Clark County v. CallowaySupreme Court of Arkansas · 1889
- Jefferson County v. CookSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1898
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- Clark County v. HarrisSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1916