Acts and Regulations

C-23 - Coroners Act

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Post-mortem examination by medical practitioner named by majority of jury
32If a majority of a jury sitting at an inquest are of opinion that the cause of death has not been satisfactorily explained by the evidence of the medical practitioner and other witnesses brought before them, they may in writing require the coroner to summon as a witness some other medical practitioner named by them, and further to direct a post-mortem examination of the deceased, with or without an examination of the contents of the stomach or intestines, to be made by the last mentioned practitioner, whether an examination has been previously made or not, and the coroner shall comply with such requisition.
R.S., c.41, s.29
Post-mortem examination
32If a majority of a jury sitting at an inquest are of opinion that the cause of death has not been satisfactorily explained by the evidence of the medical practitioner and other witnesses brought before them, they may in writing require the coroner to summon as a witness some other medical practitioner named by them, and further to direct a post-mortem examination of the deceased, with or without an examination of the contents of the stomach or intestines, to be made by the last mentioned practitioner, whether an examination has been previously made or not, and the coroner shall comply with such requisition.
R.S., c.41, s.29