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]