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· 10/15/1884

State ex rel. Smith v. County Court

Citations

  • 83 Mo. 539

Syllabus

<p>Mandamus: coroner’s fees, allowance or. The action of a-county court in passing upon the account of a coroner for costs and expenses incurred in holding an inquest over a dead body is judicial, from which an appeal may be taken, and mandamus will not lie to compel them to allow it.</p>

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Judges: Norton

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