Clark County v. Harris
Supreme Court of Arkansas
Appeal from Clarke Circuit Court; George R. Eaynie, Judge; The county is not liable. Kirby’s Digest, § 794; 52 Ark. 361; 100 Pa. St. 624; 37 Neb. 328; 21 L. B. A. 394; 45 Am. Bep. 402. The coroner in this ease exercised all the precaution the statute contemplates. The county is clearly liable for the fee. ’ 52 Ark. 361; 65 Id. 557; 74 Id. 183.
1Opinion of the CourtSmith, J.
Appellee filed a claim in the county court of Clark County for the fees allowed by larw for holding an inquest on the dead body of one George Griffith, and the claim was disallowed by the county court, but was allowed by the circuit court on appeal. In support of his claim, appellee testified that on July 10,1915, a Mr. Gordon telephoned him that a negro boy had drowned. Witness went to the scene and asked parties who were there how the boy came to drown, and these parties said they did not know, and being unable to learn the circumstances of the drowning, he empaneled a jury and held an…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Clark County v. CallowaySupreme Court of Arkansas · 1889
- Jefferson County v. CookSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1898
- Young v. Pulaski CountySupreme Court of Arkansas · 1905
3Cited by1 opinion
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