0 a local law court in England and in some parts of the US that deals with cases that do not involve serious crime
1 in England and Wales, and some parts of the US, a local law court that deals with cases that do not involve serious crimes
Most royal writs were addressed to the sheriff and county courts.
The incumbent was appointed by the county court, which consisted of five members.
The justices so elected choose one of their own body as presiding justice of the county court.
In a case like that, the plaint would customarily be sent back from the prefectural court to the county court.
Elected in the county court, the coroner was an unsalaried layman, though after 1487 he received a fee for each inquest.
Therefore, they concluded, individual judges could rule as they wished, and the state supreme court upheld the original county court ruling.
A widow took her plaint to the prefectural yamen, bypassing the county court.
