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Sturges v. Crowninshield U.S. 122 (1819)

handle is hein.slavery/ussccases0001 and id is 1 raw text is: CASES IN THE SUPREME COURT 1819. Sturges V. Crownia- (CONSTITUTIONAL LAW.) shield. STURGE3 V. CROWNINMSIIELD. Since the adoption of the constitution of the United States, a State has authority to pass a bankrupt law, provided such law does not impair the obligation of contractia, within the meaning of the con- stitution, art. 1. s. 10. and provided there be no act of Congress in force to establish a uniform system of bankruptcy, conflicting with such law. The act of the legislature of the State of New-York, passed on the 3d of April, 1811, (which not only liberates the person of the debtor, but discharges him from all liability for any debt contracted previ- vious to his discharge, on his surrendering his property in the man- ner it prescribes,) so far as it attempts to discharge the contract, is a hw impairing the obligation of contracts within the meaning of the constitution of the United States, and is not a good plea in bar of an action brought upon such contract. THIs was an action of assumpsit brought in the Circuit Court of Massachusetts, against the defend: ant, as the maker of two promissory notes, both dated at New-York, on the 22d. of March, 1811, for the sum of 771 dollars and 86 cents each, and payable to the plaintiff one on the 1st of August, and the other on the 15th of August, 1811, :The defendant 'pleaded his discharge under An act for the benefit of insolvent debtors and their creditors, passed by the legislature' of New-York, the 3d day of April, 1811. After stating the provisions of the said act, the defendant's plea averred his compliance with them, and that he was discharged, and a 'certificate given to him the fifteenth day of February, 1812.

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