Hart v. Mallet. , 3 N.C. 136 ( 1801 )

■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,