32 N.C. 110 | N.C. | 1849
We concur with his Honor, the presiding judge, who tried the case below, both in admitting the testimony objected to and in his charge. The evidence objected to was the grant by George III. to Selwyn, and upon the ground that the State had granted the same land to the defendant in June, 1842. The sovereign cannot be estopped. It acts by agents and is a trustee for the people, and for their benefit the truth may always be shown. Taylor v. Shuford,
PER CURIAM. Judgment affirmed.
Cited: Mason v. McLean,