of neck, [570]
[Coroner] (see [Post-mortem Examinations]), [331]
is virtute electionis in America, [332]
duties of, are both judicial and ministerial, [332]
judicial authority of, relates to inquiries into cases of death, [332]
jurisdiction of, [332]
kinds of, at common law, [331]
presumption that he has acted in good faith, [332]
protected under same principles which protect judicial officers, [333]
Effect of evidence and verdict, [343]