Superior Court of North Carolina, 1801

Hart v. Mallet.

Hart v. Mallet.
Superior Court of North Carolina · Decided July 5, 1801 · Johnston
3 N.C. 136

Counsel

The counsel for the plaintiff replied.

Hart v. Mallet.

Opinion of the Court

â– Et per Johnston, Judge.

I am very loth to dismiss this bill, which I understand has been many years upon the docket % but the authorities are too strong and pointed for me to get over.— Jurisdiction cannot be given to a court by the admission of parties, when it has not jurisdiction of the subject matter without such admission.

Net the bill be dismissed, each party paying half the costs,

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